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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
RESOLUTIONS Of GERMAN AMERICAN
CATHOLICS ENDORSE PEACE MOVE
SET FOR SEPTEMBER At CHICAC0

~
o. raul Aug. s.-Resolutions en- :
s 04s'ns the peace conference 10, be
NV N Chicago Sept, s and &, and
recommending that the state and To-
Central s,sa 1l.ns affiliated with the
mee, ta, WREN send delegates to the
timed sh; protest against the con-
~ 80 r', shipment of munitions ~ war
Nations we're we're adopted today by the
erlca av'a ca. Federation Of German-Am-
here al annual convention
-, Every American ct+,v., a.,,,ou.,
me war" said presiasn. .Aen uep,ores
gan New York and as Am oosepn f ere,
ACTIVITIES should protest against anv
nave a tendency to nuas which a will
tosl certainly or n, is not religious sau w po
ZONE Apostolic dslsaop Bonzano of
be rais ssss sss that a fund of $1,000
edict to al ana forwarded to pope Ben
in the co ~,u IN Carrying on his work
npps.an war. Archbis o,oeo p IN the Eu-
Pope bi me SUGGESTION. adding that 4 4bs
The reoan. as war sufferer"
Arcbh,s recent report from Rorar 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
OAKLAND

Camp Kennebec won a game Of base
ball from North Belgrade Sunday by q
score Of to I. The score WAS { to 0 in
favor Of Belgrade at the beginning of the
ninth inning when an error by the second
baseman let in four runs for Camp Ken
nebec The batteries were Bickford and
Kline for Camp Kennebsc. and W. Jud-
kins and Mills for North Belgrade.
Mrs. E. H. NORM has gone to Brockton.
Mass, for visit with relatives.
Roy B. Cannon. who was kicked by a
horse in the knee THURSDAY. h slowly
recovering.
Guy V. Stapleford has moved to his
farm in Madison.
A. NJ. Wood has purchased the inter-
est Of his father in the home place and
sold to his father a lot Of land on Oak
street.
Miss Adelaide Wheeler of Providence.
r. l., il the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H
wheeler at their camp on Salmon lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
NATIONAL HOME

Officer Of the day. Capt. Eugene A.
Preble.
Capt E. L. Clark, adjutant, has re-
turned TO his duties after passing a
week az Camp Bolan, Portland harbor.
James L. Tyler of Roxbury late Co.
F, End L. S. Art, and Adriance r.
johnson of Bernardo, Cal, were Mon
day admitted to the Home.
John ]. Kelleher of Boston. late Co.
"A, LIST Me. H. A. and Frank L. CURLY
OF keene, late Co E. 18th Mass. Inf,
forper members. were Monday admit
ted to the Home.
Alexander Perraut reported Monday,
from furlough passed with relatives
in Quebec.
burroughs were granted Monday to
John Barry to Lewiston: William II.
Perry to Bath: Franklin 2. Lombard
to Brookfield; John J. Dwyer to Au-
gusta and Gage w. Russell to Port
land.
BE sure and see the 10 Dollar day
specials al Geo. Is. Morse & Cos. 2l3
Water street, Gardiner.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
FOCUS LOSES TO
PICKED TEAM
FROM AUGUSTA

Togus. Me. Aug. s.-tspeciaD.-A picked
nine from Augusta. Hallowen and Win
throp with williams on the mound shut
Togus out in a game here Monday. after
the supper hour, by the score of to O.
The visitors batted like fiends and the
wet grounds made 1t impossible to field
some Of the hits. but by hard work of
Togus 10 Of the visitors died Oh bases
The boys had not played for week
ana showed the lack of practice
williams pitched star game, allowing
only two hits and one of these should
nave been an out. but Coady slipped and
fell going after Saffords fly in the fourth
Iogus was retired in order except in the
NTH and seventh, Davenport being hit
and in the last half a muf by violette
and Wardwells double giving the Home
boys a life. Togus had chance to score
IN the last inning. but Stafford slipped
rounding third and was unable to GET
back on the base. The score:
ATTGTSTA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
Augusta Locals
BENEDICKS LOST GAME
TO OPPOSING COELEBS

The. single men showed a slight su-
periority over the married men in
baseball game, played late Monday af-
ternoon on the Reuei Williams Ath-
letic field, which ended with the score
to in favor of the single men. The
game of five innings was played be-
fore large and enthusiastic group Of
spectators. The single men outbatted
the married men and the features Of
the game were catches made by Has
kell. Dennis and Froberger Of the SIN
gle mems team and Aliff Of the mar
ried mems nine. The batteries were:
G. Haskell and Redmond for the sin
gle men, z. Haskell and Groves for
the married men. bowling acted as
umpire. The next game between these
teams will be played on Friday after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10

The little 6-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick Spedden Of Phifadel-
phia died at Winter Harbor Sunday
morning at 100 O'Clock, as a result OF
being struck by an automobile on Fri
day afternoon. The child was playing
on Friday in front Of his home and
started to run across the street after
his ball A public automobile driven by
Foster Harrington, native OF Winter
Harbor, was coming up the road. The
driver Of the car saw the child, and
gave him plenty of time to cross. The
boy, however, saw his bah in the CEN
ter OF the road and stopped there to
pick it up. and WIS struck by the fen
der Of the car. The only wound was
bad scalp cut, which caused swell
ing on the inside at the base of the
brain. DR.. Fraxter Of Philadelphia, who
is stopping at Northeast Harbor, was
called, but all efforts to save the child
were IN vain, and he died at lao on
Sunday morning. The driver OF the
car. Foster Harrington. was held tn
be blameless and viii not be arrested
onanycharga
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
WEST GARDINER

Mrs Sarah Getchell Of Auburn, who
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Ella
Hopkins, will return home this week.
Last week Mrs. Getchell visited AL
gusta with her sister, and although al
ways resident of Maine. it was her
first visit TO the Capital city.
Ray and Clida Hopkins of Gardiner
passed Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Hopkins.
Mrs Lucy French Sunday visited
her granddaughter. Mrs. Albert Bar
ker.
Arthur Williams passed Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Will
liams.
Miss Dorothy Gordon was the week
end and Sunday visitor with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James S.
Small.
turned from their cottage at Farrs
Cove and passed Sunday at their
homo on the Hallowell road.
Scott fiincklev is soon to have a new
automobile It is to be used to trans
port<passengers to and from the Au-
gusta, Waterville & Lewiston waiting
room at Spears Corner.
Lambert Perkins visited at French's
Corner last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cannon of East
Winthrop passed Sunday at Eugene
Wakefield's. They also visited at the
Oxbow and enjoyed a fish dinner with
friends. Mrs. Cannon will be remember
ed as Alice Curtis.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Gordon of
Ha,lowell passed Sunday with Mrs.
Gordon's mother, Mrs. Abby Morgan.
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REFUSED OFFER
FROM GERMANY
TO RUmANIhNS

Milan. Aug. 9. Via Paris, 5.15 P. M
"A dispatch from Bucharest to the Cor
riere Della Sur says that following the
departure of Prince Hohenlohe-Lan
genburg, the German ambassador to
Turkey, from the Rumanian capital,
representative of the Krupp gun
works arrived at Bucharest and Of
fered the Rumanian government &c
batteries OF artillery with ammunition
and 100000 pounds of barbed wire to
let ammunition destined for Turkey
pass through. Following the interven-
ton of the British minister at Bucha-
rest, the newspaper says, the offer was
refused.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
$4,000 Loss CAUSED
BY FIRE ON HEALD
FARM, FAIRFIELD CTR.

Waterville, Me-. Aug. s.-(speciaD.-
Shortly after II o'clock in the severe cleo
and outbuildings on the farm of Fred p.
Head at Fairfield Center were struck
by lightning and destroyed by fire The
house was saved. The scene of the fire
is on the Hinckley road not far from
Fairfield Center village. The entire hay
crop on the farm had been harvested
and was also lost The total loss is es-
timated to be in the vicinity of $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
WINTHROP CENTER

Miss Muriel Bailey Of Randolph,
Mass. is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Hammond.
Miss Lishness Of Augusta and Miss
Edith F'reeuan were Sunday guests at
Mrs. Fl. J. Bailey's.
I. Oscar Winsiow of Providence. r.
l.. is passing a short vacation with
his son, Harry Winslow.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Frost and
little daughter Of Wakefield, Mass.
and Ed Eaton are enjoying a few days
at Mr.. Eaton's cottage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
BOWDOINHAM

During the past week plans have
matured whereby Bowdoinham is as
sured of a series of entertainments
this winter such as the town has not
enjoyed for long time. A COMMITTEES
including Rev. J. L. Pinkerton, Nal
Purington, VIM. Kendall, A. R. Pixley.
Albert Henderson and others have
the matter in charge. Through q Bos-
ton bureau Of entertainment, artists Of
national reputation have been secured
including a harpist from the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, a clever imper-
senator and a widely known concert
company. The series will begin early
in November.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10

.- AUG. s.-(By Wireless Tele-
~ Sayville, \. Y.)-The Noro
c -rs, Aligemeine Zeitung contin-
0p'', ..co-ding TO the Overseas News
a 70 publish instalments of h
a Of documents purporting to De
...s. Belgian diplomatic reports
:, brussels by the Germans.
~. ,~asent instaIment largelysseom-
- comment attributed to xAE50us
- d.g.onlatists regarding alleged
'".,oej conditions in England.
r-.rcs anc ITALY during the years 1888
40 1909 50 far as the international
-,,.t,ong o: these countries were az
.sc:sa. .-,
-os Overseas News Agency in its,
,r--,nar, a. me documents continues;
Baron Leghait. Belgian ambassador
8. paris is quoted as having on Jan.
N 1905 asked whether French lingces
understand whether the new grouping
n movers is the result Of vast pro-
gran which WAS wonderfully schemed
W London and in the execution of
r,hich Delcasse fthe French foreign
minister Is more tool than imitator.
"The ambassador at Berlin once
more refers 10 Germany's peaceful at
titude saying on Feb. ., 1908: Nobody
eve- bad here in Berlin the absurd and
irpossible idea Of aggression against
England. but everybody fears English
aggression
THE same ambassador states on
I,June 5, 1905 that France has return
he'd fo Delcasse's policy, but shrouded
|. In a mantle of hypocrisy
''The ambassador of France to Ber-
sln whose reports on German affairs,
have been published in a French Vel
low Book, was characterized on May
o. 1905, by his Belgian colleague thus:
"'He is distressing, suspicious.
smells everywhere after thoughts, and
10 badly Informed, as are all diplo-
kMatists who make use of spies.
Concerning Triple Entente
THE same ambassador Of May 80
1905, arraigned the members Of the
Triple Entente, as follows:
Russia AND England who both. al
Though with different results only for
THE sake Of asgrandizement-ye with
OFT plausible preteXt, conducted wars
Of conquest in Nanchuria and the
T!ansVaal' or France, who Just now
begins the conquest of Morocco. dis
regarding solemn promises and without
iher legal title than the transfer of
Eng lish rights which England did not
possess, was the ambassado doris quoted
cnaracterlzatinn
'Ths same letter says further: THE
Tips Alliance guaranteed 80 years of
peece he world because was con-
daced by Germany, who was satisfied
With the political situation in Eng
land. The new grouping menaces peat &C
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10

GROVE TO se SOLD
Gardner Ieooo Chance to eavo 0oaaie
oatcs


Gath Times, Saturday, Aug. -
H.. E. Hickieworth. representing the
Elco motor boat builders which have
large contract with the government
to build small boats for the navy. IL
here from New Jersey again. after
having presented the Dean Grove
proposition to Ills company. previously
having made to visits to the grove in
Gardiner with the owner, M. j. Nc
Cormick Of Bath.
MIR. Mccormick informs the Times
that he hates to have the splendid oaks
in the grove cut down. but that he has
pie to take action IN the proposition to
convert the grove into a park for that
city and that he has besn to great ex-
pense keeping out the underbRush and
cleaning the trees each year free from
brown-tail nests and thar he now feels
II his duty to sell the trees. He has
made an offer to Mr.. Hicklewofth. who
has referred the price and the details
as to Dean grove to his company In
Bayoune and says that not even were
an offer OF twice the prive ne has made
to the Eico Co, offered now, would ne
accept II but he will sell to the COM
pany In New Jersey at the price he
has made and will consider no other
offers now. He will leave today for
Bayonne and visit the Elco Co. in per-
son the first of next week regarding
the sale Of these oaks.
The Elco representative and Mr.. Nc
Cormick Friday went into Phippsburg
and looked over a pine forest there
that the Bath lumberman owns, as
well as hard wood in the manufacture
Of their boats. 1t will be q blow to the
beauty OF Gardiner as city and still
greater hardship to her young people
to lose this beautiful playground Of
Gardiner boys and girls for genera
tions, as II is not to he replaced, but
the Gardiner citizens cannot, with Jus
tice. blame the Bath owner for selling,
as he probably will, the handsomest
cluster of oaks standing between the
Kennebec and Androscoggin rivers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
PITTsTON

tAST-Clement PeaSe, a student of
Bates, is passing his summer vacation
with his parents, MIR. and Mrs Ivory
Pease.
Miss Mabel Sullivan went THURSDAY to
Gardiner for a short stay.
Mrs. Lillian Heath of Gardiner, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Leila Croker, Mrs. 0. W. Nash and Mrs.
Eva Castor, the past two weeks, is now
the guest of friends in the village.
Mrs. A. B. Moody and daughter Edna
Of Portland are guests al F. NJ. Little's.
Edwin Cooper and sister of Chelsea
were guests over Sunday at r. B.
Moody's.
Mrs. Thomas Hawkins and son Thorn
as, Jr.. of Newark. n. j.. are visiting
Mrs. Hawkins parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Blodgett.
Donald Morrill,. who for the past Is
months has served In Co c, 18th Inf. at
Galveston, Eek. is now at home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Croker
Mr.. Morrill, was with the company in
Mexico for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moody of Smith
town were visitors Sunday at Henry
Crocker's.
William Morrill, of Portland last week
visited his sister. Miss Ethelyn Morrill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Batter of Gar
diner were guests Sunday of their aunt,
Mrs, John Croker.
Mrs. Alberta Walls of Hallowel was
recently calling on friends here.
Mrs. Ella Boardman of Lynn, Mass,
has been the guest Of her cousins, Mrs.
Charlotte Jameson and Mrs. Harrison
Hunt.
The Twentieth Century Club will meet
Thursday. Aug Il, with Mrs. Jennie
seekins. All members are requested to
try and be present.
Miss Nina Jones Of Sheepscot is the
guest Of friends In town.
Miss Mae Sullivan went Thursday
to Gardiner for a weeks visit
Mrs. Lillian Heath of Gardiner is
passing a few weeks with relatives
and friends in town.
A social dance will be given at
Fowles' hall on Friday evening.
Aug. 20.
Miss Addie Wright went Friday to
Gardiner for an extended visit.
Mrs. A. e. Moody and daughter
Edna of Portland and Mrs. G. E.
Moody We're Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Little,
r. e. Scott's grocery store was
broken into Saturday night and quite
q sum of money besides cigars and to-
bacco were taken. No clew has been
obtained Of the guilty party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace P. Howe, Mr..
and Mrs. George l. Howe and daugh-
ter Mildred, who have been guests Of
Mr. and Mrs Daniel Moore, for the
past week, returned Friday to their
home in Sanbornton, n. H. They made
the trip by auto.
Mrs. Belle Staples and sons Of
Portland are visiting for a few weeks
at Mrs Staples old home in this
place.
=. D. Puisifer was a business WISH
tor Saturday in Gardiner.
The Methodist Quarterly Conference
was held at the church Sunday morn
ing, Presiding Elder c. n. Garland Of
Rockland ofnciating. After the bust
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
DOMINANT SENTIMENT FOR
/ TEMPERANCE IS ABOUT TO
BURST INTO TRIUMPH"
- Rev. P. ]. O'Callaghan

Prohibition party or the Catholic Anti
Saloon League, on the grounds that
they were political in their activities.
rather than religious.
Rev. J. c. Beane of Pittsburg advo-
Gated the education of the child to the
evils of drink. He said
Create il him habits of sobriety,
based on conviction and not simply on
pladge Of promise which may have no
solid foundation and which may be
throw aside at the slightest breeze of
temptation; supply his young and re-
ceptive mind with solid arguments
against the sophistry of drinkers and
scoffers against total abstenance, and
there will be solid foundation upon
which may be built a lasting organ
ization."
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g. nurg Aug. 9.-Reports 81 the
al officers held the attention to-
the delegates to the convention
Catholic Abstenance Union.
Ary Rev. P. ]. O'Callaghan of
national president of the
peaking before the delegates
VIDE growth of the temperance
eaea and declared there is a
nomirant sentiment that temper
ue y about to burst into triumph"
Su1e Of the biggest brewers in
tAiiierlca nave ceased to invest in
uie"ery Stock he added 1.-THE re-
serve Oh whiHkey is not as good as it
nseu 70 oe-good as gold bonds"
second Vice President w. H. Cud-
~ o. Boston opposed q combination of
sae union with either the Catholic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
NO CONFIRMATION
OF PEACE RUMORS
BETWEEN RUSSIA
AND THE GERMANS

Copenhagen. Aug. 9.-(Via London, 4Se
P. M.}.-Perscns in close touch with
court circles here declare that they know
nothing regarding the peace offer alleged
to have been made by the German En-
peror to the Emperor Of Russia through
the King Of Denmark.
The reported proposal was said to have
involved the trade Of q part Of Poland
for GaliciR.
London, Aug. e.-S.65 p. N.).-The
British government has received no ofa-
cial report OF Germany's rumored peace
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MANIFESTO BEING
PREPARED BY GEN.
CARRANZA FOR US.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 9.-Gsneral Car
rama Is preparing a manifesto to the
view the Mexican situation and make
public the correspondence between his
government and the state department at
Washington. Notice of preparation of
the document was received today by Juan
T. Burn, Constitutionaiist consul here.
just how soon the manifesto will be Is
sued was not stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
REPORT 4 TURK
BA11lEShIP is !
sunk BY BRITISH

Constantfnople. Aug. 9. 4.35 p. M
The Turkish battleship Kheyr- Ed-Din
Barbarossa of $500 tons displacement,
formerly the German warship Kurfurst
Friedrich Wilhelm, has been sunk by
a submarine Of the Entente powers, &C.
cording to an ofhcial announcement is
sued today by the Turkish government.
A majority of the officers and men
composing the crew Of the battleship
were saved.
The ahicial statement telling cf the
loss Of the battleship adds:
THE loss of the Barbarossa which
w'as sunk this morning. however. re-
grettable In itself does not affect us
except that It places the strength Of
our ships compared to that Of the en-
envy. in the ratio of one to ten
The Kheyr- Ed-Din Barbarossa was
built In Stettin in 1891 and was pur-
chased, together with the battleship
Torgut Refs, from Germany, by Tur-
key, IN 1910. The vessel was 354 feet
long. 81 feet beam and had a depth
OF "a feet. Her complement consisted
OF about GOO officers and men,
The batteleship carried six 1l-inch
guns in turrets. eight 41-inch guns,
eight 3.4-inch guns and II 1-poundeds;
two submerged 1S-inch torpedo tubes.
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Twenty-Five dollars '.for scrubbing Of
the tomstcnes Of my neighbors in the
graveyard was one Of the peculiar
baquasta in the will Of Mrs. Margaretha
H. schmidt, Of Relleville, Ill.
The health commissioners Of Milwau-
kee is planning to establish free dis
rensaries and clinics in school build-
ings at regular hours, not only for
service to the children. but TO the gen.
eral public,
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GEORGE FITCH,
AUTHOR, DEAD

Berkeley Cal. Aug. George
Fitch, theauthor of Peoria, H., died
at a sanatorium here today, having
failed to rally from an operation for
appendicitis performed yesterday. He
was taken i'll on Saturday. Mr.. Fitch
had been visiting his sister, Miss r.
Louise Fitch, who is student in the
University of California.
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FIVE MEXICAN
BANDITS AND |
WOMAN KILLED

Brownsville. Tex, Aug. 9.-Five Mexi-
can bandits and one Mexican woman
were killed in the fighting yesterday at
Norias. 6s miles north Of here. For an
hour Is Americans. eight Of them United
States cavalrymen. stood off the attack
Of 60 Mexicans, Five of the Americans
were wounded, three Of the latter SOL
diers. The 10 Americans were saved
from death, Just as their ammunition
gave out, by the arrival og II Texas
Rangers,
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because il consists of powers that de-
sire q revision Of the status quo
% The ambassador OF Belgium at Berlin
on July Is. 1908, declares that the British
ambassador in Berlin, Sir Frank Las
celles, was recalled because he tried to
eliminate the misunderstanding between
the two countries. which he considered
as stupid and highly obnoxious for both
hut his zeal did not correspond to the
political ideas of his sovereign
THE Belgian ambassador at Paris on
Oct. S, 1908, declared that Russia wanted
to tear to pieces the Berlin treaty.
Causes Sensation
The publication of the secret reports
of Belgian ministers found in the arch
ives of Brussels, says the Overseas News
Agency. has caused an immense sensa-
ton and deepens the gertrude in Ger
many that an impartial observer ought
TO share the views Of German diploma
fists"
THE Nord Deutsche Allsemeine lei
tung, which is publishing the documents.
says the Belgian charge d'affaires in
London on April u, 1907. wrote;
- King Edwards visit TO the RIVAL
nephew in Carthagena had as its main
object to try to strengthen the bonds
that unite Spain with Great Britain and
to diminish as much as possible German
influence in Madrid
THE main weapon in the campaign of
the English press, the newspaper says.
is thus arraigned by the Belgian minis
ter at London, Count Lalaing. on May "a,
1907:
Lord Ncrthcliffe's Attitude
"A certain kind of press known
here under the name of yellow press
is largely responsible for the hostile
feeling between the two nations, but
what could be expected of newspaper
men like Mr.. Harmsworth NOV Lord
Northcliffe). who said in an interview
TO the Matin:
Yes. we detest the Germans cor
daily. They make themselves odious
in the whole of Europe. ] shall not ad-
nit that my paper print sthe slight
est thing that may hurt France. but
should not like to see anything pub
lished that might he pleasant TO the
Germans
THE Belgian ministers" the Over
seas News Agency says, state in the
documents found that Germany's in
tentions were peaceful. The Belgian
minister at Berlin on May 30, 1907,
said:
England ought to know that
German attack even in the very re-
mote future is actually impossible. On
the contrary. Germany has everything
to fear. since for centuries England
has been accustomed to destroy the
naval forces of foreign nations as soon
as they arrived at certain important
position