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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-12
41st Annual Reunion

L was the 41st annual reunion of
the grand old Third Regiment Asso-
cation which was held in G. A. r.
hall In the absence of the president.
Col. Francis S. Hesseltine Of Boston.
who was unavoidably delayed in Port
and. the meeting was called to order
at 1880 4. NJ. by the first vice presi-
dent ". H. Weston Of Skowhegan.
PRAYER was offered by DR.. S. F. Chase
II Newton, Mass, who was at one
be chaplain Of the regiment in the
IA
Welcomed by Mayor
An able and eloquent address OF
come was given by Mayor Blaine
Files. The mayor spoke as follows:
Mayor viIes' Address
President and Members Of the
nd Maine
becomes my very pleasant priv
Ans morning to extend to you
NY cordial welcome Of the citi-
- Augusta. We appreciate the
nferred upon our city in hav-
with US today and we sincere
that your reunion will be a
oIae. 1t seems to me to be
Wing that you should again
fn n the city from which, as
mn, you departed in 81 for the
~ our country, and to which
med at the close Of your en-
skAc be welcomed and honored
people.
Is true, remain of your orig
number and this to me makes
reunion the more impressive. You
'nefed here as the boys at the call
= your country while those Of us Of
"e younger generation were as yet
laoorn. We know nothing Of that ter
"'ie struggle except from the pages
o. history. but YOU were there and
MEOW from experience and sacrifice
and suffering the awful story Of our
Civil War.
augusta of today presents many
manages from the days Of ISL. It has
e'oSh and developed with each sue
e rssolng year. Endowed with wonderful
na asu,al advantages the city has pros
I'D IN healthy and Substantial
fsc,.,s es' ihere are now large manu-
occurring interests with others in,
I'vspect. There are modern trarsnor.
sos .on facilities, good homes good
W. VS. ana good civic improvements.
w. lave known this city for many
uent "''nesseo its devefop-
who ' hsx. De doubly interesting to you
n .o lave known the horrors Of war
In nro, UN me Gigantic struggle now
annrao stess in Europe. You men can
,nr ss the stern realities there he
80 enacted as We who know Nothing
,ss 4 s, elvli War veteran must cherish
, tr,s s sincere hope that our .I great coun.
,b,o, may remain at peace with homo,
been s s this great conflict. II has
~ h N. my pleasure to read ths .tor,, .a =,
! sns Srd Maine recently .u no 81. s.ofy o.
best on une Of honor, exempiifyins the
triotism aa'''ies OF manhood and pa
,. 10 you who gave Your hoe.
.auon might endure ~ pest that TINS
Nt Msx 9TH Of honor and rera pay a loving
one and your our. satherine be a pleasant
happinses.n may your years be f5,1 n With
of duty well u0n nars from a knowledge
! by a s, mayors welcome was followed
State surfing ahs and vigorous aad io,o"eu
Stevens o ss H. E. Dunna clfe 5sss Ds
t tug Of the story Of ona with ", the tell
|.ho ls,ac army experien e o. his charac-
| enjoyed BY the boys. was
r.. The Roll Call u.s.
''''''''d ." P.s. ioH . S"m,. =,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-12

Authorities here tonight are watch
ing the river about 10 miles below
Brownsville at a point where it was
reported several hundred armed Mexi-
cans had gathered on the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande waiting to
cross the river under darkness. A
Mexican rancher In Hidalgo county
about so miles up the river from
Brownsville appealed for aid this af-
ternoon, asserting that 80 armed Mex
leans were hiding on his ranch. He
said they had threatened to kill him
if he told Of their presence.
Mexican conspirators :
There were many reports here that
officials Of the Mexican side Of the
AiSSAp "hASA 40 dANCI NdlIduZd COu~
troll, are responsible for. some Of the
troubles on the American side, either
by laxness Of discipline or by direct
connivance. However, there is no evil
dence that any Of the higher Mexican
authorities are involved in these plots
| which seem rather the doings Of in
dividuals. Oficials here, however, re-
port 100 former Carranza soldiers
have crossed the river along a zone
120 miles wide from a point below
Brownsville to Rio Grande City. up the
river. At least 80 different parties are
said to have crossed. Most Of the riv-
er bank winds through brush and
woods far from any roads, so that a
small army Of troops would have Diff
ficulty in guarding 1t.
cavairymen Capture Horses
About Mercedes, a few miles north
west Of here. Rangers and cavalrymen
pressed the bandits 50 hard today that
some of them fed across the river.
Cavalrymen captured IS horses from
one band near Mercedes after a long
chase in which. so Tar as could be
learned. no one was wounded.
Reports that politicians on the Ameri-
can side were responsible for the upris-
ings aroused much resentment here.
Many Mexicans along tho American
side Of the border appeared to be entire.
ly innocent Of causing trouble and hun
dreds Of Mexican families are seeking
the protection Of Americans in the towns.
infantry on Way
In Brownsville today the tension be-
came unusual. but 1t was largely relieved
by the announcement that four compa-
mics Of United States infantry win arrive
tomorrow.
Mexicans in Laredo said they believed
an dangerous sentiment has been TO-
mented among Mexicans, particularly
] k<a.-A:-...l No.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-12
AMERICANS under ARMS
FOR THREAT RISING
OF MEX|CANS IN TEXAS
Soldiers Rangers and Civilians Prepared to Meet Outbreak Of Racial
War Souhermos Counties Where Ignorant Classes Of excans
Have Organized to Regain Control Of Part Of State
REPORT MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND
MEXICANS PLEDGED TO THIS PLOT

Official Washington Aw aiting Request from
General Funston for More Troops About
$4,000 Men Now Stationed Along Border and
10000 More Are Available De-
nounces U. S. and South American Interfer-
ence as undesirable"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-12
Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Boston. Aug. u.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness
Thursday followed by showers at nigh,
or Friday; moderate southerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-12
THE WEATHER
FAIR TODAY

Weather forecast for northern New
England: Fair Thursday; Friday show.
ers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-12

would be only for protection
Americans in that district.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
To Select
Date for
Convention

Washington, Dec. 13.-Preliminary
skirmisles before the republican com.
mittee decides tomorrow the time and
place for the 1916 republican national
convention to nominate the party's
candidate for president were held
here today. On the surface che only
contest of Importance was that of the
cities seeking the. convention.
After day spent in strenuous ef.
fort on the part of the cities contest
ing for the convention, st. Louis and
Chicago were looked upon tonight as
the most prominent in the race. II
surface indications were to be trusted
the convention would 60 to St. Louis,
but the Chicago boosters claim not to
be discouraged.
Many political leaders seem, to lean
toward the suggestion that the con-
venton be held before that of the
democrats in st. Louis, June IA, bu;
there has been no canvass of mem.
bers.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
RESOLUTION TO
CONTINUE TAX

Washington. Dec. 13.-House Dem
ocrats in caucus tonight agreed to
support a resolution designed to ex.
tend the length of the present emer.
gency tax without change until Dec.
80, 1916, for one year.
The resolution will be introduced
tomorrow. 1t probably will be voted
on Thursday. Democratic leaders to.
night predicted it's adoption in both
houses not later than Saturday, when
the Christmas recess will be taken,
if the measure is out of the way.
Majority leader, Kitchin, who pre-
scented the proposal and who will in
troduce the resolution, warns the
members that they must do their ut.
most to have all the democratic men,
bers on the floor Thursday, otherwise,
he said. danger will be ahead of the
resolution.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
EXPECT ANSWER TO
NOTE THIS WEEK
Reports From Vienna Say Com
nander of Submarine that
Sank Ancona Is Missing.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Austria-Hun.
gary's reply to the American note on
the sinking of tle Italian steamship
Ancona is looked for by the state de.
partment officials by the end of the
week. This expectation was express
ed today, when Baron Erich Ziiedink,
in charge of the Austro-Hungarian
embassy, conferred with Secretary
Lansing regarding the mote in an at.
tempt, it was understood, to gain in,
foramlly. for his government an under
standing of what would satisfy the
United States. ..s+s~
The charge, it was said, did not in
dictate wAat the action OF Austria
Hungary might be, explaining that he
had not heard from the foreign Office
upon the subject. ~
but attention aas been attracted in
official and diplomatic circles by that
portion of the Lote which referred to
the "acquiescence of Germany" in the
attitude of the United States towards
the use of submarines in attacking
vessels of commerce. = .si.a@.
. OmClalS mere were interested III
press dispatches from Vienna which
reported that the Austro!Hungarlan
government had been unable to com.
municate with the commander of the
submarine which sunk the AnCona
and suggested that the uncersea yes
sci might be destroyed. SHOULD the
commander actually be missing, the
fact would play an important part in
the consideration by Austria-Hungary
of the reply to the American note.
Note Causes Anger.
Reports from Vienna say that the
American note concerning the sink
ing of the Italian liner, Ancona, has
caused intense anger in the Austrian
govrnment and a diplomatic rupture
is considered probable.
"The question before Baron Buruan,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis
ter. is whether a rupture with the
United States would not force Berlin
to like step.
"Count Tisza, the Hungarian pre-.
mier. has been summoned to Vienna
to discuss the situation with the gov
ernment."
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
SOCIALISTS At WATfORD
START MOVE FOR TICKET

lWatford, IN. D., Dec. 13.-As a. pre-
paratory step to putting Socialis
ticket in the field the delegate com
mittee of the Socialists of Mckenzie
county met at -Watford city. A good
many sections of the county were rep
resented. Committee members pres
ent were J. H. Claderhead, J. S. Meyer
and Dan Davis. Charbonneau: A. M
Stammer, Nels Brekke and John Dahl
gren, Banks; w. H. Franklin and Har
ry Butterfield, Cartwright; julius Pet
ers, .Naneless; T. J. Kenendy, Alex
ander. 5l.....
w. r. Snow of Denver, tae vel
known Socialist orator, was presen'
and will spend the mex; fifteen Gays
working in the county. March Z wa.
set as the date for the nominating
convention.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14

! HOLD CONVENTION
Say Suffrage Leaders Show Lack
= of Patriotism in Tor
menting Congress.

Washington, Dec. 13.-'Ihe National
Association Opposed to Woman Suf
frage in annual convention .lere today
reelected the principals and adopted
resolutions declaring a lack of patri
otism was shown in the work of the
suffragists to torment congress dur.
ing a session which is called upon to
solve the greatest national interests
that have confronted t:le nation in
years.
Delegates from the "a states repre-.
sented in the association we're pres.
ent. The business of the convention
was concluded today, but delegation
of 40 women will call on President
Wilson at the White House tomor.
row.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, president, in
ler opening address, said there was
need for state committees in Iowa,
South Dakota and West Virginia,
where the legislatures had voted to
submit the question to the voters.
Adopt Resolution.
The resolution adopted by the as
sociation reads in part as follows:
This association depdecates and
contends lack of patriotism was ex-
hlbited by the suffragists in annoying
the president of the United States
and congress in making a sham fight,
which is scandal and reflection
upon the Intelligence Of American wo-
manhood.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the
secretary of state, read to the asso.
citation a letter from her father, John
w. Foster, former secretary of
state, in which Mr.. roster declared
that suffrage was probably question
to be left to the determination of the
state rather than congress.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
THREE INDICTED ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
German Attache and Frisco De.
tectives Held by Grand
Jury on Two Counts.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Baron
George Wilhelm, Won Brincken, an at
tache of the German consulate here;
C. C. Crowley, a detective employed
by the consulate, and Margaret Cor
nell, said to be Il secret agent in
CroWley's employ, were indicted here
late today by the grand jury on two
counts each.
The first count charges conspiracy
TO interfere and destroy commerce
between several states OF the Union
and the United States and foreign
countries; the second count charges
use of the mails to incite assassina'
ticn and murder.
Bail was fixed at $4,000 on each
count, of the three indictments. Coun-
sci for the defendants, all Of whom
had been arrested previously, prom
ised to appear tomorrow in court.
Brincken and Crowley we're pre-
viously charged by Commissioner War.
rem with conspiracy to interfere with
and destroy commerce and they have
been at liberty on $4,000 bail while
Mrs. Cornell, arrested and detained
as a witness, gave $1,000 bail. The
overt acts stated in the indictment
were not made known tonight.
Crowleys operations, the govern
ment charges, extended throughout
the United States.
The investigation resulting in to-
days indictment, has just begun, &C.
ccrding to John w. Preston, district
attorney. e.
Federal agents said today they had
already connected the alleged Pacific
coast conspiracy with 40 explosions.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
ANCL0.F RENCA :
FORCES SAFE
AT SAL0N|k|
Sustain Heavy Losses in Making
Retreat Across Southern ~
.. Serbia. =, .,.,., ..,,.. :.
GERMANS MAY FOLLOW
INTO GREEK TERRITORY
Remains of Serbian Army Is Still
Resisting Austrians and 70.
Bulgarians. .

London, Dec. l3-Ile BrltlSn anu
French troops have successfully car
ried out their retirement from Ser.
bia across the Greek frontier and BY
an arrangement with the Greek gov.
eminent, clear road has been left
to them to fall back on SalOniki,
which is being organized as base.
The German official report of to.
day claims that approximately two
English divisions were annihilated
during the retirement, but this is con-
sidered here as exaggerated. Ac.
counts from Athens and Saloniki
say the retreat was carried out in an
orderly manner and without heavy
losses. But the destruction of rail.
way bridges and roads and stubborn
rear guard actions, in one Of which
two companies of the lnniskilin ,regi.
ment sacrificed themselves to save
their comrades, the Bulgarians were
kept at fairly safe distance.
=. May Fight In Greece. n.,ta
The question now arises whether
the Bulgarian and AustroG Germans in
tend to follow the British and French
troops into Greece and what action
the, Greek government viii i take sk|s!. ~ II
they do SO. 2, ~ : ,5.'3..-H
However, with the railways de-
stroyed, it will be some time before
Greece is called upon TO take action,
and in that time the. .AnglQ.French
troops could be safe in the defenSes
of Saloniki under fire Of their ships.
The remains Of the Serbian army
are still resisting tie austrian and
BuIgarians and Albanians. j. while the
Austrians are making slow progress
to overwhelm Montenegro.
British Reinforced.
The Turkish attack against tho
British forces in Mesopotamia at Kut.
El-Amara has been rcpulsed, it, was
announced in an official statement TO.
night. British reinforcements are be.
ing pushed forward.
~ u. Turks Lose Gunboats. ,%
Details have been received .of the
destruction of two Turkish gunboats
off Kefken in the Black Sea, about'6O
miles east to the entrance to the Bos-
phorus. by three Russian torpedo
UOdtS, DIS duuOuuCcu III IAc NuooA0A
official comment of last Saturday.
The torpedo boats we're watching
the coal shipping region along the
Turkish coast when they cited the
two Turkish gunboats. t.,ar
Towns and villages within a radius
of so miles of Hover were shaken by
the explosion and those in the immed-
late vicinity sustained serious dam
age. =.
During the fight that followed 2
Turkish submarine arrived of the
island, but was put to flight by the
Russian fire.
The appalling effect of Saturdays
explosion in the Belgian munition fac
tory are more clearly shown as the In.
vestigation of the disasters proceeds.
All the sheds of the plant, which Gov.
cred $4,000 square feet of ground,
were completely destroyed. The pit
where the first explosion occurred is
marked by a chasm 1870 feet deep.
King George, who suffered severe
injuries by being thrown by horse a.
the British front in France, aas re.
covered sufficiently to take up affairs
of state, according to statement IS
sued tonight.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
|CALLS TEDDY GIANT
Of MOTHER GOOSE

Washington, Dec. 15.-Declaring w
]. Eryan is Simply upset." and The
odore Roosevelt is the giant of Moth.
er Goose Chairman Gilman of the
naval committee addressed the senate
today on national defense and assail
ed what he characterized as the greed
terials.
Senator Gilman upheld Secretar''
Daniels administration Of the navy
department and characterizedf as
simply outrageous the criticitm OF
the department made by form9r Sec
retary Meyers. !
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
CORPORATION BUYS
. A PACIFIC FLEET

New York, Dec. 12.-The American
International Corporation, controlled
By interests connected with the Ma
tional City bank and other prominent
financiers, today announced the pur.
chase of the entire Pacific Mail
Steamship company, consisting of sew
en- steamers.
In this venture the corporation has
secured the cooperation of William
r. Grace e. Co.. importers and ex-
porters between the Ulited States
and South America, wlo are repre-
sented on the board of the new in
ternational corporation.
incidentally by this step, the last
feet of vessels under the United
States flag on the Pacific ocean will
not suffer complete obliteration.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
ENGLAND to Purchase
Ii. Canadian and American
Securities at Once

London, Dec. 13.-An explanation
by the chancellor of the exchequer,
Peginald McKenna, and short de-
bate, the house ofscommons passed at
the second reading the bill empower
ing the government to mobilize Amer
lean and Canadian securities by pur-
chase or by borrowing them to be
used primarily for collateral for loan
or in case of necessity to be used to
meet Great Britain's liabilities in the
United States.
The scheme is an entirely volun-
tary one and the chancellor made it
clear that the government had no in.
tention of swamping the American
market with securities which would
be unfair to holders here as they
were to be paid for at the market
price. "
Mr.. McKenna explained that the
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
CLERGY :.
FILE A PROTEST

. st; Paul, Dec. 1;3.-An open letter
to the bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal church, protesting against the
action of the board of missions in de-.
Gliding to send a delegation to the
forthcoming Panama congress to be
participated in by large Protestant
bodies, was made public tonight by
local Episcopal clergymen. The let
ter is signed by 13 rectors of the lars-
est independent Episcopal parishes Of
St. Paul and Minneapolis, including
all the parishes of this city.
The letter is for consideration by
the house of bishops at their next ses-
sion in Philadelphia Jan. II, and as
serts the board of missions usurp the
authority of the general convention.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
CHILLY WELCOME
WA|TSFORDSH|P'S
PARTY IN NORWAY
No Official Reception by Anybody
and Only Students Plan
Welcome.
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT
DIsPLEAsEs CRUSADERS
They Resolve to Study 1t and
Frame Up a Warm
Retort.

Christiania, Norway, Dec. 13.-No
arrangements for the official recep-
tion of Henry Ford's expedition are
being made here. American Minister
Schmedeman has received no commu-
nication from the expedition, nor has
any other person of prominence ex-
cept the president Of the Students as
sociation, who had telegram from
Ford explaining his program and an
nouncing that he proposes TO remain
in Christiania two days and after
ward to visit Stockholm, Copenhagen
and The Hague.
The Students association replied
that the party would be afforded an
opportunity of meeting the associa-
ton officially. The expedition is re.
garded here as being without any i'm
portance or authority and merely a
piece of farcical bluff.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14

.l E-l i
usual trade balance in favor of Great
Britain had been exhausted by the
new demands made upon America for
goods for England and her allies and
the amount paid in interest on foreign
securities held here or earned by Brit.
ish shipping were not sufficient to set
it right.
Consequently, in order to meet liza.
bilities in the United States, they
were obliged to go outside the ordi-
nary course of trade and to borrow or
sell securities. &#
He estimated that the securities
held here were valued anywhere from
s1,500,OOO,O0C0 to $4,000, 100000 and
expressed the hope that it would be
sufficient to meet our liabilities and
to make exchange in the United
States fer the period of the war.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
URGES SWISS SYSTEM.

New York, Dec. 13.-The adoption
of tle Swiss system of military train
ing by the states and the establish.
nent of an adequate aerial coast pa
troll as means of preparation for ma
ticnal defense was urged By Admiral
Robert e Peary, United States navy,
retired. at dinner Of the Economic
club of New York here tonight
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
SHOW US THE PAPERS, AKED's
,.,, DEMAND ON. ScHWitlMER

Aboard Peace Ship Oscar H., Dec.
13 (by wireless to Cape Race. ALI is
not peaceful aboard Henry Ford's
ship.Of peace.
The Rev. Charles F. Aked of San
Francisco and several others who en-
tertain doubts as to the success OF
the peace plan insist on being pes-
mitted to examine the documents
Mime. Rozsika Schwimmer asserted
she had in her possession proving
that certain belligerents on both sides
are not opposed to peace negotiations
and that all neutrals favor the peace
conference. .
Nine. Schwimmer has refused to
produce the documents on the ground
that they are confidential. .. I
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
STAY QUIETLY At HOME,
BERLIN ADVICE TO fORt

London, Dec. 13.-The Berlin Vos
sische Zeitung, referring TO Henry
Ford, in the number just received
here, says:
'"The best thing Americans can dc
would be to stay quietly at home and
concentrate their energies on the far
nobler. task of stopping the provision
ing of the entente powers with wal
material st
''This would be a most effective
means of furthering the cause Of
peace Transatlantic pleasure, trips
can be productive of nothing but the
ridicule that. kills"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Madison. Wis, Dec. 13.-Ernest
Ashby, living near here, shot and xii
ed his wife, Ethel p. Asi0y; his mot.l
er.in.law, Mrs. William Tague, anc
then committed suicide. He was
thought to be insane.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-14
ROBBERS GET $4,000.

Dcpew, Okla, Dec. 13.-The First
State Bank of Depew was robbed this
afternoon by masked bandits. More
than $4,000 was taken. Posses start.
ed in pursuit of the robbers who ees-
Caped on horseback.