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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-12
NAT|0NAL|STS
WITHDRAW ALL
OPPOSITION 7 0
CONSUMPTION
Activity Against Compulsory
Service Ends with Announce
ment of John E. Redmond

London, Jan. II, 444 P. M.-John E.
Redmond. parliamentary leader of the
Irish party, announced in the House
of Commons this afternoon that the
Nationalists would not further oppose
the military service bill
The domestic crisis over the govern
ments compulsion bill thus becomes
much less tense, and it is now freely
predicted that the government and the
Labor party may again be placed on
friendly terms and that the expected
break in the coalition ministry may
be prevented.
The designations of Arthur Hender-
son. president of the Board of Edu-
cation, and his two labor colleagues,
from the ministerial councils have not
yet been accepted and at the confer
ence which the representatives of la
Dor will hold with Premier Asquith
tomorrow some agreement may be
reached by which they will be retained
| in the government.
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E0|'AN PEACE
PARTY PLEADS
WITH CONGRESS-
TO HELP END WAR
Miss Adams Declares All Eu-
rope Ready for Peace if Right
" Approached by the U. S.

Washington. Jan. 1l.-Speakers for the
"oman's Peace Party, headed by Miss
Jane Adams Of Chicago, pleaded with
me Senate and House committees on for
egn relations today to enlist the strength
the United States to help end the Eu-
!opean war
MISS Adams told the committees all
Europe was ready for peace. the bellig-
ttnl nations most of all, if it could be
saNeu for them without sacrifice of dig
@N and standing. Five European neu-
sais-Holland Switzerland, Norway,
'Neoan and NeamarkAhad assured her,
'Ae said they would participate in a
pace conference of neutral nations fl
vailed by the United States. and two of
u'h Promised to call such a conference
assured that the United States would
p@uclpate. Besides Miss Adams. Miss
,,.phfonsba Breckinridse of Chicago,
.''s crystal Eastman Benedict. Mrs.
-Nla Ames Mead and Miss IONA Gale
--u'essed the House committee in the
+'llhg and repeated their statements
"me senator's in the afternoon.
'ue! urged adoption of a joint resoln-
wv adopted by Rev. Curry which would
'po~er the President to invite all ma
s''S 10 send delegates to a convention
provide for disarmament, create an in
Nfce.
~Hodueed by Chairman Stone, chair
WI " the committee. as the official
I. disciple of the Senate, Senator
A sharp Williams told the peace adj
yates that as Instructive as their ad-
~ 'ses mad been, they had failed to con-
.'e MN that the great body Of Ameri-
~. women believed that peace took prec-
-'''e over all national virtues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-12
Train Carried Money

The train on which the Americans
were travelling from Chihuahua City
to Cusihuiriachic, Chihuahua, carried
thousands Of dollars in currency and
a large quantity Of supplies sent by
the American Smelling & Refining Co
to its mines in Cusihuiriachic.
1t is believed here that all of the Is
American mining men known to have
been in chihuahua City were on board
the looted train.
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Progressives Hope
for Same Candidate
as the Republicans
Will Hold Convention Concurrently in Chicago
with View to Agreement on Man Satisfactory
to Both Parties-47 of 48 States Represented
ASSERT WILSON HAS NOT
UPHELD THE NATL HONOR

eve call the national conven-
ton of the Progressive party to
assemble in Chicago at the same
time the national convention of
The Republican party is to as
semble there. We take this ac-
ton, believing the surest way to
secure for our country the re-
quired leadership will be by hav-
ing, if possible, both the Pro-
gressive and Republican parties
choose the same standard bearer
and the same principles. From
Progressive declaration Of principles.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE Pro-
gressive party will hold it's ma
tional convention June 7 in Chi
icago concurrently with the ma
tional convention of the Repub-
lican party in the hope that both
may agree on the same candi-
Idate for President.
This action was decided upon
to-day by the National Commit
tee of the Progressive party.
Forty-seven of the 48 states
were represented at the meet
ling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-12
The Appeal
{ reads as follows

IT reads as follows:
"New York, January 7, 1915. q.
1.-THE President:
"Sir: Believing that the honor.--
able William n. Taft, on account
Of training in law and on the bench
and in public affairs, and also by,
reason Of his great moral and in.
teIlectuai qualities and the conf
dence reposed in him by the peo-
pie Of the United States, is better
qualified than any other man sue.
cessfuIIy to discharge the high du.
ties Of a justice Of the supreme
court of the United States and that
his appointment will be pre- emf.
nently satisfactory to the people
Of the. United States, we earnestly
and respectfully urge that you
nominate him to succeed Mr. Jus.
tiee Lamar"
Some Of the more important signeri
Of the letter are former Secretary Of
War ]. NJ. Dickinson of. Chicago; for.
mer ambassador to Great Britain, 10.
seph H. Choate: Alton B. Parker
candidate for President IL
1904: former Senator Elihu Root. o,
New York; Everett P. Wheeler Of New
York: John T. Richards of Chicago
Peter N. Meldrim Of Savannah and
William P. Bynum Of North Carolina
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THE WEATHER
FAIR AND COLDER

Boston, Jan. 11.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity:
Wednesday generally fair and cold
Ter; Thursday snow or rain; moderate
easterly to northerly winds.
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"Too Radical" Party

Although he characterized the gen.
eral trend of Democratic legislation
as commendable, the Senator asserted
that the party was too radical. and
expressed the conviction that mo
political party can hope to remain in
power which adopts radical instead of
evolutionary methods Of reform"
Danger of a Democratic defeat in
the Congressional elections of 1914, he
said, was averted only by the Eu-
Continued on Page Col. y
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Democratic Defeat
Feared by Newlands
NOW CHG REPUBLICAN,
PARTY STRONGLY UNITED

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator New
lands Of Nevada, a Democrat, attack
ed his party's record in the Senate
today. delivering a long prepared
speech in which he criticized the tar
iff and banking reforms-the chief
legislative achievements of the Wilson
administration. He declared that be-
cause there had been industrial and
commercial depression coterminus
with Democratic control of legisla-
ton. the party would be in danger Of
defeat at the next Presidential cleo
ton unless the European war contin-
ned and made the Presidents "sa-
eacious and firm" handling of foreign
affairs the overshadowing issue.
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CHAIRMAN HAY
.N0T.IN ACCORD
FOR CONTINENTAL
army OF 100000
Military Committee Head Ad-
vises President of His Disap-
prevail and Recommends Pro-
visions for Utilizing National
Guard

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE first def
mite indication of what a troubled
legislative sea the Presidents plans
for strengthening the army have been
launched upon came today when
Chairman Hay Of the House military
committee told President Wilson he
disapproved the fundamental sugges-
ton of the program, the organization
of a continental army of 100000 federal
volunteers.
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Statement by Perkins

In discussing the declaration of
principles adopted by the committee,
George w. Perkins of New York said:
The declaration issued by the Ma
tional committee means just what it
says. 1t was prepared with great care.
There is nothing of bluff or threat in
it. 1t is an honest and fair statement
of the situation.
The men here today representing
AZ of the As states in the. Union real
ize that our country is facing a crisis,
and to the best of our ability and with
a spirit of placing the needs of our
country beyond the interests of our
party, we have tried to do our full
share toward helping outlining a pro-
gram that we believe will go very
far toward meeting the views of a
majority of right thinking people.
Not Necessarily Roosevelt
I'VE are all hoping that both the
Progressive and the Republican par
ties will agree on a candidate and 1t
necessarily will not have to be Col.
Roosevelt We are not thinking of the
name of the candidate just now. The
time for the convention is several
months away and in these days when
things are moving SO fast and condi
tons changing so rapidly we cannot
know who might be deemed the best
man for the place when the time
comes"
Drafters Of Principles
The declaration Of principles adopt
ed by the committee were prepared by
a sub committee consisting of Her.
bert Knox Smith of Connecticut,
chairman; Chester H. Rowell Of Cali
fornia; E. A. Van Valkenburg of Penn
Continued on Page Column 81
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Declare Principles

Before adjourning the committee
adopted a declaration of principles in
which the administration OF President
Wilson was criticized for it's alleged
failure to deal adequately with nation
al honor and industrial welfare and
the Progressive party went on record
as favoring a complete preparedness
program consisting of military arma-
ment as we'll as a mobilization of all
the country's recourse with a view OF
the unification Of American citizen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-12
LAWYERS ASK
PRES. WILSON TO
APPOINT TAFT TO
SUCCEED Lamar
Seven Former Presidents of Am
erican Bar Association, Four
of Them Democrats, Sign APP
peal to Wilson-PetitiOn Sign
ed by Other Widely Known
Lawyers in IA States

New York, Jan. IA letter signed
by seven men who have been presi-
dents Of the American Bar Association,
four of whom are Democrats, and three
Republicans, has been sent to Presi-
dent Wilson urging him to appoint
former President Taft to succeed the
late Associate Justice Lamar, on the
United States supreme court bench.
The letter, which is also signed by
widely known lawyers from IA states,
was made public today.
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Message from Roosevelt

A message was read from Theodore
Roosevelt urging the necessity for ad-
equate preparedness, which was en-
Enthusiastically applauded
Progressive leaders declared that
there would be no amalgamation with
the Republican party even in the
event of both parties choosing the
same Presidential candidate. The Pro-
gressive party plans to nominate a ma
tional ticket at it's convention in June.
Many of the party leaders declared
that if the Republicans will nominate
Roosevelt, or any other man who is
regarded as unobjectionable and will
incorporate in it's platform the salient
features of the Progressive principles,
both parties will unite on the same
candidates in Chicago next June.
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the American Smeltlng & Rennlng GO.
to its mines in Cusihuiriachic.
1t is believed here that all of the IS
American mining men known to have
been in Chihuahua City were on board
the looted train.
Only Survivor
Thomas NJ. Holmes, the only known
survivor, stated. however, in his brief
telegram giving the first news of the
raid, that he counted but 16 Ameri-
cans taken from the train.
Dispatches from Chihuahua City to-
night stated the bodies of the victims
were en- route to Juarez, opposite here.
Confirmation of the news Of the
tragedy was made by officials here of
the Carranza government.
Men Reported Killed
According to the de facto govern
rn@nt's announcement, given to repre-
sentatives here Of several mining COM
panies the following 16 were reported
killed:
c. w. Watson, William ]. Wallace.
E. L. Robinson. George w. Newman
NJ. B. Romero, T. NJ. Evans, r. P. Nc
Hat.on, Jack Hase, Charles Wadleigh,
]. P. Coy, Alexander Hall, J. w.
Woom, Charles A. Pringle, w. u.
Pierce, r. H. Simmons, Maurice An
CerSon.
{v, Co
Pierce in Los Angeles. The others are
believed to be residents of Ell Paso.
How Holmes Escaped
One version of the escape OF IT. II
Holmes was received late today by Off
Gals of the Mexican Northwestern Rail
| road in a message from officials at Chi
| huahua City. 1t follows:
ct. HI Holmes, member of the par
ty who escaped. said that the train wa:
boarded at 4p'clock yesterday morning
| by q armed Mexicans at Kilometer 6S
! According to Holmes the foreigners IL
the group were ordered to alight. Holme.
| hid in the lavatory. From his hidin,
place he watched his companions being
| stripped by bandits. They then ordered
| them to march toward the west. Holme.
descended from the train and escaped II
| the darkness.
"In a few minutes he heard shrieks i'm
mediately followed by fusilade Of shot.
from the direction taken by the Ameri
! cans and their captors."
Rodriguez Forces
! It is supposed the bandits belonged
to the forces of Gen. Jose Rodriguez
Villa supporter known to he operat.
ing in Chihuahua against the de facte
government.
| Almost Immediately after the first
news Of the raid was received a cen.
sorship was imposed on the wire be.
tween Juarez and Chihuahua City b.
the Carranza officials. This action wal
taken, it was said, until the story
could be verified from Official Mexican
sources"
Another Version Of Eseape
| According to the brief messages re-
ceived here, the train bearing thu
Americans was stopped by the bandits
at Kilometer 60, about 50 miles wes
Of Chihuahua City. The, mining mer
] Continued on Page @column 81
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THOMAS HOLMES
IS ONLY SURVIVOR
Victims Said to Have
Been Robbed, Strip
ped of Clothing, ard
Shot Down by Men,
bers of Force of Gen.
eral Rodriguez

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 11.-Six-
teen persons, all believed to have
been Americans, were killed by
Mexican bandits yesterday aft.
er being taken from a Mexico
Northwestern train so miles
west of Chihuahua City, robbed
and stripped of their clothing,
according to a message received
by H. 0. Myles, British vice con.
sui here, from British Consul
Scovell at Chihuahua City.
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DEATH OF AMERICANS MAY PREVENT PEACE
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 Mexico.
 Officials here remained ignorant to- night of the action taken by General CarranZa relative to the protocol sign ed at Atlantic City. It was not be- Iieyed that he had instructed his spokesmen to make any determined effort to amend that part referring to conditions for the withdrawal of American troops but it was thought more probable that he had sent by Alberto J. Pani, who carried the pro tOcol to him for ratification, a com munication that may be in effect an answer to supplemental declaration of policy made to the Mexicans by the commissioners when the protocol was signed.
 Officials pointed out today that there is in the agreement assigned no refer ence to an arrangement for crossing the border by American troops but in the supplemental declaration made by the Americans it was set forth clearly that the United States reserves the right to unlimited and unrestricted pursuit of bandits. Since htis declara- ton was made at an official session O. -he commission, it is regarded as probable that General Carranza has considered it as no less official than the protocol itself. The 'comments" which the Mexican commissioners have announced they will present at the Philadelphia meeting Monday may be in the nature of protest, it Is believed here, against any such de claration of intentions. Such a devol- opWent, officials say, would not neces- sarily be of character ro bring the conferences to an end.
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FORTY GOVERNORS FAVOR BUDGET IN
 STATES FINANCE
Maryland System Gets Sup port of Alt Limits Ex- penditures to Amount Col lected from Resources.
CRv Review Leased Wirel

iBN Review LSdSeu hlItl WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The eXecu- tive budget system of Maryland, the only state with such a scheme of f. nancial control, was given general ap- proval today in a discussion at the ninth annual governors conference. Its provisions were outlined by Cover nor Harrington of Maryland and by Dr. Frank J. GOodnow, president of Johns Hopkins University, who was chairman of a committee that drafted the plan.
 Those attending the conference were dinner guests tonight at the White House. Covers were laid for about forty governors. former gover- nOrs and governors-elect, and half as many women of the governors party.
 Interest in the conference was quickened today by prospects that Secretary of War Baker and Brigadier General Mann, chief of the division of militia affairs, might discuss the stat us of the national guard before one of tomorrow sessions. Resdlutions were adopted today inviting them to speak
 Governor Holcomb, of Connecticut. said no one knew the present status of the guard, and that he intended to oppose the building of any arnories in Connecticut until he learned def nitely where it stood.
 Tt now looks" he said. ''as though the guard is about nineteen-twenti- eths federalized, with the rest of the authority in the states"
 The Maryland budget plan as de scribed by Governor Harrington, seeks 10 make impossible an eXpendit ure of more money in appropriations than is received by the commonwealth from all sources. It centers authori- ty in the governor
 Governor Holcomb described the Connecticut system of naming state financial board to assist in planning appropriations and told how the states indebtedness had been reduced by several million dollars within the last few years. Others outlined the fiscal systems of their own states. and praised the executive budget plan.
 Governor-elect Goodrich of Indiana said be expected to put through the executive budget at the next legisla- tive session.
 Governor Mccall of Massachusetts pointed out that since the speaker of the House had been shorn of his pow CT in the selection Of committee. fed eral appropriations were larger than ever before.
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REBELS TAKE TOWN
 NEAR MEXICO CITY
City of Pueblo Reported Fall en Before Robles, Inde--
 pendent Bandit.
CBy Review Leased Wire)

FL PASO, Dec. 1f-Rebel troops under the command of Jose Ysabel Robles were reported here tonight by a local representative of the Robles movement to have captured the city of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City, on December 10, after six days of fighting. General Cesario Castro, the CarranZa leader. was driven from the city and the important neighboring railway junction of EsperanZa also fell, according to the same authority.
 Robles was a former chief of Villa, who surrendered to the Carranza au- thorities, receiving a command. Some months ago he deserted and started a revolution of his own, independent of the Villa, Zapata and Felix Diaz movements. He has since been oper- ating in the states of Oaxaca and Puebla.
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war" He said he would not discuss proach of the belligerents with peace proposals, but merely of the propriety of the right" and pointed out that distinguished men in this country and in the warning countries have warned that such a movement would not only be futile but offensive.
 U. S. Offended.
 The United States, the senator said, has suffered from acts committed which have been grossly offensive to our national pride and hurtful beyond estimate to our national interests. He instanced censorship of the mails. ships seized or sunk on the high seas. peaceful commerce with neutrals in terrupted or interdicted. and American citizens-'men, women and children guilty of no offense-killed on land and sea without warning and without justl- fication."
 Wilson's Patience.
 There have been times" he con tinued, when our patience has been strained to the limit, and when danger to our own national peace lurked in the thickening shadows of every pass ing day. Yet, there have been times when our peace was preserved only by the clear vision. the steady hand. the resolutc heart of ono man Do not such things give us some right of our own to speak kindly word in behali of pcace?'
 Our Rights.
 ''I cannot escape the view" Senator Stone concluded. that a neutral na, tion. suffering on so large a scale the evils of war. is not obligated from any just point of view to stand help. lessly aiOof. denied all right to offe' even a suggestion until invited tC speak. On the contrary. | hold that whenever a convention, or any group of neutral nations becomes the unOf- lending victim of any wars it or they acting singly or in concert, can as ol right make representations to the nd tiOns at war, to discuss the questions at issue and strive for basis upon which honorable pcacepisy he restored to the world. r--,
 My purpose in veDturing upon tbis theme is solely @ combat the notion that in tho circumstances of this war neutral nations cannot properly move. even in the most friendly spirit, to terminate a struggle disastrous. not
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had lifted earlier in the day again closed down and the mother ship moved back. Wreckage evidently Of he coming tower and superstructure. was flung up at the feet of the shore watchers.
 Shore Line Saves 'Em
 The Cheyenne with only one pro- oellor put into Humboldt Bay. At the lift of the fog in the afternoon line from the mortar gun fell across the deck of the diver. but there was no one to make it fast Later a man ven tured to the submarines deck but was driven back by the breakers as he at tempted to make fast second line. Then the sea swung H-3s bow shore ward and sine seemed to steady. A third line was made fast and breech- es buoy was rigged by means of which all were rescued.
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MILITIAMAN DEcAPITATED

DIES MONIES, 1a., Dec. 14.-Private Wm. Brady. of Battery C, Iowa Field Artillery. was Instantly killed near Brownsville, Texas, today, according to private messages while enroute home from the border with his com pany. Brady had his head out of the coach window when a bridge girder decapitated him.
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SAILORS BOTTLED
 UNDER SEA ESCAPE

Continued From Page One) telegraph operator thought he detect ed the start of a message in Morse by the divers whistle.
 Meanwhile the mother ship Chey- enne. slowly edged it's way in toward the H-3 until within the first breaker line.
 About noon the curtain of fog that
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only to the nations engaged in it but most hurtful to the whole world, until such outside intervention has been in vited. cannot subscribe to tha, doctrine.
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J. s. RIGHT TO ASK
 PEACE IS DEFENDED

Continued From Page One) group of neutrals should attempt a2 affirmative action to end the present