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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

end On Tuesday the conference re-
port will be called up in the House.
Representative Padgett, chairman Of
the naval affairs committee, will move
that the House agree to the Senate
amendments and separate roll calls
Will be taken on each of the disputed
sections.
Two days may be required to dispose
OF this issue in the House, and if leaders
predictions are justified, the Senate will
quickly adopt the conference report sc
that the defence measures may be ready
for President Wilson's approval Saturday
Appropriations for preparedness alone
will aggregate approximately $40, ,O00, ,OOC
unless unexpected developments should
force reduction in the naval program.
While the House this week is bringing
defence legislation to a close, the Senate
will pass the ship bill, workmen's COM
pensation bill and conference reports pre-
paratory for the revenue bill, on which
a stubborn political assault will be wag-
ed by the Republicans. When the amend
ed revenue bill gets through conference
it is expected Congress will be ready to
adjourn. Leaders Of both parties are hop
ing adjournment will come by September
/, although Senate Republicans intend to
make one more attempt to force consid-
Grafton of the immigration bill Unless
Democrats change their minds this at
tempt will fail.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Senate Democrats
Aware Of Necessity
for Big Revenue Bill
All Records Broken by Appropriations Wi h
S1,700000000 at This Session The Pro-
gram for the Week

Washington, Aug. 13.-The Importance
of the $2Oc0o0,oOO revenue bill, on which
Senate Democrats today devoted many
hours Of deliberation in caucus, is being
impressed upon leaders by the fact that
appropriations of the session now near
ing completion have broken all records.
Gigantic Appropriations
With the passage this week of the s5o.-
100000 ship purchase bill and probable ap-
proval by the House of the Senate's 81
gantic naval bill, the appropriations Of
the 64th Congress will have exceeded tn
previous high record by at least a half
billion dollars While exact figures ,1r-
not be computed until the gavel has iail-
en- on the last supply bill Of the session,
the aggregate appropriation by Congress
for all purposes probably will approxi-
mate 81 ,700,0oo.0o0, as against $1,114, 900 Geo
for the SD Congress.
Besides regular supply bills which
total as they now stand $1,Ss7 ,206,5So.
Congress will have added when the
shipping bill is approved more than
90,000,000 for special purposes. There
a'so have been contract authorizations
amounting to about s2O7, 100000, all Of
which would bring the grand aggre-
gate to 1855. 100000 with the uncer-
tain general deficiency appropriation
hill still in the making, to be added at
the end Of the session.
Naval Bill Action
Final action on the long disputed
naval bill is expected before the week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Four Men Seriously In
jured W h e n Train
Drives B a g g a G e
Truck Among Party
of Summer Visitors
Three New York Policemen
Among Injured-Al Taken to
Portland Hospitals

Portland, Me-, Aug. ia Portland
bound train on the Mountain division
Of the Maine Central Railroad due at
Sebago Lake station at SIP this after
noon struck baggage truck, one end
Of which had been left too far out on
the platform, and drove it among a
party Of summer visitors who were
standing nearby, seriously inturing
four men, three cf whom are members
Of the New York police force.
The injured:
William J. Raftus, aged 80, frac-
tured thigh.
Joseph Castano, aged 80, thigh
broken and badly cut: possibly inter-
nally injured.
James Dalton, aged 80, fractured
collar bone and badly cut.
Joseph c. Brown, aged 40, leg broken
in three places and badly cut,
The first three named are New York
policemen. Brown is also from New
York and has been visiting with his
wife at a cottage on the lake.
Castano is the most seriously hurt
All were brought to Portland hospi-
tails. after their injuries had been at
tended to by local surgeons. Miss
Mary Carey. assistant matron Of the
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary, who
was on the train assisted in the work,
making bandages from her own cloth
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

New York city's most impressive
monument, the obelisk, stands in Gen.
trail park between the old Croton res
ervoir and the new Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art, a superb 196-ton mono
lith of ancient Egypt. When Angus
tus Caesar. emperor Of Rome, took this
obelisk and it's companion to Alex
andria, in Egypt, in the year % or %
B. c., the stone was then more than
1900 years old. Thotmes III, pharaoh
of Egypt, set up these monoliths there
in 1850 B. C. Ismail Pasha, khedive of
Egypt, presented the obelisk to New
York in 1879. In January. 1881, at a
cost Of 100000. which w. H. Wander
bilt betrayed. the stone waa finally
lxnn,snfAd In tha mark.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
New York
Epidemic
Improved
Encouraging Decrease
of Deaths and New
Cases in Greater City
CERTIFICATES
FOR TRAVEL IN
DEMAND SUNDAY

New York, Aug. 1s.-The depart
nlent Of health reported today a de-
crease of 20 deaths from infantile
paralysis compared with the preced-
ing 24-hour period and also a decrease
of 26 in the number of new cases. The
days fatalities were 22 and there were
141 new cases Of the disease. The
total deaths since the epidemic start
ed have reached 1893, and the cases
which have been brought to the at
tention of the department number
62sl.
The employees Of the health depart
n4ent had one Of their busiest days
today when hundreds Of persons wish
ing to take their children out Of the
city crowded the building to obtain
travel certificates. These certificates
were being issued Until late in the
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
British Advance More
Than 300 Yards Over
Front of Mile North
west of POzieres and
Capture Trenches
Near Bazentin
FRENCH ADVANCE
ABOUT HILL 1O9
Duke d. AOsta Main
tains Strong Offensive
Germans Declare
Somme Attacks Re-
pulsed .-

Hard fighting in the Somme
region Of France, in Galicia and
in the Italian theatre, with fur
ther gains for the Entente Allies
in all regions, marked the oper-
ations of Saturday night and
Sunday. - .----.-.--,- ---------.
Northwest of Pozieres, north
of the Somme, the British made
an advance of from 300 to 400
yards over a front Of nearly a
mile against the Germans and
also captured trenches on the
plateau northwest Of Bazentin
LIE Petit, while the French south
west Of Maurepas gained a fur
ther foothold on the slopes of
hill 100. -.4.::$,,, ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

recruits are necessary, and in the District
OF Columbia, where a very few additional
men would recruit the regiment for &C.
tive service, there has been growing un.
easiness and discomfort among the
guardsmen because Of the weary weeks
of waiting. Officials expect the effect OF
the order will bring all the regiments to
full strength before they start
The more favorable turn of relations
with Mexico has reacted against re.
cruiting, but with regiments under def.
mite orders to proceed it is thought there
will be no difficulty in filling up the
ranks.
The best available information on the
number of guardsmen on the border is in
health statistics Of last week, which COW
cred $1,000 state troops, all on border SER
vice, not including several regiments. 1t
is considered certain that more than 100,
600 national guardsmen are in the camps
along the International line.
Thoroughly equipped camps, readily
capable Of expansion. are waiting the
troops; all details Of water and food
supplies have been worked out, and
the addition Of $4,000 troops to the
border commands are not expected to
create any new difficulties.
War department officials insist that
the new orders are without other sig
nificance and are not connected with
the situation beyond the border.
Secretary Baker made public a let
ter to a correspondent whose name
was not disclosed, and who had sus-
gested that the government should
discharge state soldiers desiring to re-
turn to their business careers
The secretary wrote:
"The department regrets these in
conveniences and hopes that the
emergency will rapidly disappear and
that there will be such a restoration
Of order and security on the frontier
as will permit the speedy return of
these citizen soldiers to their several
civilian pursuits. In the meantime this
department has taken steps to miti-
gate and relieve as for as possible the
unusual and exceptional hardships
which have arisen in classes especial
ly subject to distress by reason Of the
service demanded. TO the extent that
that can be done in fact, it will be
done. but the primary consideration
must be the safety Of our border and
the preservation and protection Of the
Ives Of our cifizAna tharnn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

The 1st and 18th Cos, c. A. c., put a
good one over on the ID and 5th Cos.
recently at Pond Cove. where the boys
had a Battle" Two men Of the first
mentioned companies carried along with
them couple Of field pieces" made
from a sawed-off shot gun and some
water pipe. and when they took their
position for the conflict. mounted the
guns and also produced a large amount
Of ammunition. The attacking force ar
rived in gallant order. but received the
surprise of their lives at encountering a
terrific fire from the field pieces, which
theoretically wiped them from the face
Of the earth. They didn't have time to
surrender, because they were all KILLED
dead
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Midnight Prowler Driven Awav

Since the murder Of wayland Phil
brick on the Corinna road. it is appar-
emily unsafe for prowlers to visit
farms in that section after nightfall.
Evidence of this is shown by the fact
that several nights ago one Dexter
farmer was awaken by some one PROV
ling about his dooryard in the dead of
night. Getting his revolver, he invest
igated and after calling for the prowler
to halt he fired two shots into the air.
The result was a rapid fading away of
the strange visitor, whose business at
the farm remains mystery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Russians New Gains

Mariampol in Galicia, seven miles
southeast Of Halicz, the. town Of Pod
giacy, and several villages along the
upper Sereth river have fallen into the
hands Of the Russians. All along this
front. even in the Carpathian region.
Petrograd reports that the Russians
are continuing their advance against
the Austro- Germans.
On the Bystritza sector and near
Monasterzyski, however, Berlin says
the Russians have been thrown back
at several places by the counter-at-
tacksi of the Teutonic allies.
The Duke Of Aosta is keeping up his
strong offensive against the Austrians
in Isonzo region, having driven them
from fortified positions in the Monfal-
cone and Gorilla sectors and made
prisoners of more than 1000 additional
men.
Constantinople reports that the
Turks east Of the Suez canal have
luIACO W tilO olSdCh d5dluSI IuC bIlI-
ish and compelled them to retreat with
heavy losses. The London war Office,
however. rispues this statement, as
serting that the British cavalry is still
in pursuit Of the Turkish rear guard
which Saturday evening had been driv-
en- back to position east Of Birs Ell
Manoa.
After long period Of inactivity the
British along the Euphrates in Meso-
potamia attempted an advance against
the Turks, but retreated after two
hours fighting. Further advances for
the Turks against the Russians on the
Persian front and in Turkish Armenia
are claimed by Constantinople.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

bankruptcy Proceedings
Ansel Libby of Bangor. who is en-
saseo II business as lumberman with
s's principal place of business at Wash
Duth IN Aroostook county, has filed a
.o.ui'ary petition in bankruptcy in the
Olice OF the clerk Of the United States
leu'" HIS liabilities amount to s6154,
ol winch $4,000 is secured, and he has
assets valued at s12O. w. S. Levin Of
-'0u''on is attorney for the petition
ar
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
FINAL BREAK IN
N. Y. MEETINGS
REACHED SUNDAY

New York, Aug. 13-A gen.
eral strike on virtually all the
railroads of the nation, paralyz-
ing commerce and throwing ap-
proximately 100000 men out
Of employment, can be averted
only through the good Offices Of
President Wilson, as a result of
today's developments in the dis
|pute over the mems demands for
an eight-hour day and time and
"a half for overtime. The con-
troversy was laid before the
President, at his invitation, after
the workers had fatty rejected
any form of arbitration. They
had refused mediation yester-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Maine $ Big Political
! Show This Month to :
Call Nation S Leaders
Foremost Speakers of Country Will Be Heard in
Pine Tree State, Rega rded as of Great I'm
portance as Political Index
EXPECT CONTESTS WILL BRING OUT
THE LARGEST VOTE EVER CAST HERE
ESTABLISHED 1925.

Portland Me-, Aug. 1The present week will the OPEN
q of speehmakng campaign among Maine voters
on for the State election Sept H. AS there will be no
test of strength between Democrats and Republicans other
states prior November of both parties upon this
contest as of Importance political index, and they have
therefore made plans for ooy calculated keep
The issues before the the weeks contnuosv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
The Annual Report of the old

The Annual Report of the old
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Established 1928, just
issued shows much prosperity and nice saving to its
POLICY holders Rate Premiums reduced " Of 10.
Insuring in this Company Absolute Safety Econ
0my and Fair Adjustments
WALTER D. SPAULDING, Maine Representative.
Telephone S02, Hallowen, Maine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

Kate Atkinson, $50 Main street.
Saco, received notification Friday that
her nephew, James o. Mahr Of st.
John, who was well known here. where
he had visited, has been killed on the
battlefield somewhere in Franco He
was % years old and enlisted a
drummer boy of the G. G. D. Cadets
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

Between Thiepval and the Somme
Saturday night, according to Berlin,
assaults by the Entente allies broke
down with heavy casualties to the at
tackers. The fighting near Hem and
Maurepas continued throughout the en-
tire night and into Sunday, the men re.
peatedly coming to grips in hand to
hand encounters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Boston Forecast

Boston, Aug. 13.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity:
Fair and continued cool Monday and
Tuesday: diminishing northwest W1nda-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Speakers Coming

Speakers Coming
Both President Wilson and Former
Justice Hughes are expected to plead
for their own support as candidates. In
the list Of other speakers scheduled for
the campaign are not only party lead
ers in the State, but also Democrats
and Republicans Of prominence from
all over the country, including sena-
tors, representatives and former and
present cabinet officers. Former Pres
ident Roosevelt will deliver at least
one address in behalf of Mr.. Hughes.
The Progressive Vote
Although the Progressive party will
have no candidates in the field, the
trend of individual Progressive senti-
ment is regarded as the most interest,"
ing factor in the situation with lead
ers on both sides protesting confidence
that they will obtain the bulk of this
vote. Until the Progressive-Repub
can split Of 1912, the State was rated
as regularly Republican and notwith-
standing Democratic victory for Gov
ernor and legislature in 1910, account
ed for largely by a fight over local is
sues including TIE prohibitory amend
ment and State finances, party mana
gers were accustomed to scan the re-
turns mainly to determine the size of
the Republican plurality.
-Four years ago the Republicans were
successful in the vote for Governor at
the September election, but the mar
gin was small and in the following No
Fember the State went for Wilson for
PRESIDENT Wilson with Col. Roosevelt,
the Progressive candidate as second
cholce In 1e14, Governor William T.
Halnes, Republican, was defeated for
reelection by Oakley c. Curtis, Demo-
crat' with a Progressive candidate also
IN the field. The Progressive vote in
mat year was little over one-third
mat returned for Roosevelt two years
before.
Expect Record Vote
All political forecasts agree that the
vote TINS year will be the largest ever
cast as in addition to the State officers
anu congressman, two United States
senator's are to be chosen for the first
ume In the State by direct vote.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
THE WEATHER
FAIR AND COOL

Forecast for New England and
eastern New York: Fair and continued
cool Monday and Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
GIVE PRESIDENT WILSON OPPORTUNITY
TO PREVENT GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE
Conference at
White House
During Monday

Crisis in Hands of Pres
ident at Own Solicita-
ton Would Mean
Casting 100000 Out
Of Employment in
Event of Failure of
Negotiation
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
On Way to Washington

On Way to washington
Soon after accepting the Presidents
summons extended through the federal
board Of mediation and conciliation,
the men announced that the leaders of
Continued on Page +coIumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

Final action on the long disputed
naval bill is expected before the week
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
COMBINED FLOODS THREATEN
BOUGERE WHERE LEVEE
ENDS.
Stretch Of 1000 Feet eReing Capped
BY Forces Under SchOen.
burger.

New Orleans, Feb. 25.-The back
water from the Arkansas has reached
tae lower end Of Concordia pa. ish,
at Black Hawk, about 100 miles be-
low the Buck Ridge break. The
gauge there has risen .25 of foot
in twenty-four hours. The back
water from Buck Ridge has about
reached Red river and will also soon
be pouring back into the Mississippi.
Bougere is eight miles above, on the
Mississippi river, and the lower levee
system ends around there. In 1912
and 1913 the com bined waters back
ed up as higl as Bougere and swept
around the end of the levee line.
With the Arkansas, Red and Missis-
sippi combining their foods the
waters will seriously menace tae
point once more.
Junior Engineer George S. Schoen-
berger. of the government staff, was
at Black Hawk when the Arkansas
water arrived and backed up against
the levee from two to six feet in
depth. He betlought himself Of
Bougere and went there to see con-
ditions. He found a stretch of about
1000 feet which was only foot
above the present stage. Tlat may
hardly prove sufficient ma. gin if the
water should come in any consider
able volume. Some little Gaping
had been contemplated as a precau-
ton, and the Fifth Louisiana Levee
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

to get on the main TOAD. can h. We
easy access to market. at would Or
little Snort of crcsm:na.. 20 Du;.d MI.
adam reads n the sand-clay count-J
Whsre sand and C. y would Sc ,e a.
tie demands of thu traffic and
one-tenth the cost.
Tn.s POINT was emphasized IN =
recent add 'ess Of Mr.. ). E. Penn
hacker. United Sta es-ahief Of Roaf
Econcm es, TO the c-nFsation Of vi.
g.nia road builders. s.The G cato. !,
1e sad, exercised a consider BILE in
ruence N tae determin ten of tyras
OF highway by SO distributing ro,.
natei as as % make the type con-
form to the M. erial ayai,a ole Ho
paced UP and down ths-lsugth Of the
g.eat valley Of Virginia IN aoundanee
Of limestone. tlus m king feasible a
moderate cost ne construc :en
limestone mac2dam roads. It's idh
to talk Of building sand-clay roads
IN the valley Of Virginia. tor vhtle
V
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
NLADIsONvILLE NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bohning visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bec11ac and
family in Vaudeville Sunday.
Mr.. Ems Pennington was rendered
a delightful surprise party Tues Fay
evening by his many friends in non,
or OF his birthday. Dancing was in
dulged in on the spacious porch. De-
lic:ous refreshments were served and
all present reported a very enioyable
'lme. These participating were th~
Misses 1nez Mugn:er, Annie Ouliber
Vivian and Louise Badeaux, Myrtle
Go.ldlon. Eugenia Onlliber. Annie
Pennington, Den:a Chatellier, Norme
and Thelma Policar, Violet Henyhan
Ruth and Esther Cooper, Edyth Ba.
deaux, Pauline BALKAN, Ada Whitna-
Eva Pennington, Stella and HID
Henghan end Carmelite Young ard
Mess. Christian Koepp, Roy Dav-
enoo,t, Howard Lasseigne, Roland
Whitney, Jr., Victor Oulliber, Dan
Cooper, Marshal Badeaux, Arnold
Koepp, Charles Mugnier. I.awton
Henghan, Benton Chatellier, Angelo
Mess:na. Elster Oulliber, Iva Mug
n:er, Felix Cu.row, Harry Ga,at
srd Eros Pennington.
Mr.. Charles LeBourgeois, of Jean
erette. has accepted a position here
Mrs. P. A. Blanchard and Miss
Ve.mae Dutsch were New O-leans
vis.'crs last Sa'urday and Sunday.
One of the most delightful. events
Of the past week wrs the valent inc
patty given at the beautiful hcm~
e Mr.. and Mrs P. A. Blanchard
Friday night. Dancing was &. plens
= .4.vn~sfon. ard was the principa!
event OF the evening. Delicious cake
and punch were served. and q good
time WIS had by all. Thoas PIE
en-. were Misses Es'e.le Leblanc
Delphine Galatas, Ruth Coo Der, Fs-
Their Cooper, Annie Pernineton, IN.
90 OlL Der, Violet Hengnan, Eu-
go'-f'' Op,lfoer. Bertha Warning
Sadie ChatelEer, Den:a Chatel.:er
p ra'-r. Engleha-d.. Velmae Dutsch,
Georgia Gentellucci. : nd N-rr-s
Pr'1 Hayden. George Mire, Victor
Oh teller. Marshal Bad eaux. D Gu
-ioer, Roy Daver mort. Charles Koepo.
Nn-fcl Cooper, Christian Koepp, o.
car Goldate. Mines Caas - nncn
Elmer E. Case. Miss A. Maybe and
Mr.. and Mn. p. Blanchard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DAN.
GEROUS.

Few Of us realize t1e danger of
cougs and colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments.
However statistics tell US every third
pei son dies Of a lung ai4ment. DAN
gerous bronchial and lung diseases
follow a neglected cold. AS your
body struggles against cold germs,
no BETTE aid can be had than DR..
Kings New Discovery. Its merit has
been tested by old an dyoung. In
use over is years. Get a. bottle to-
day. Avoid the risk of serious lung
ailments. Druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
TO THE VOTERS OF WARD HREF.

Covington, La, Feb. "a. 1916.
To the Voters Of the Third Ward of
st. Tammany Parish, La.
On Tuesday, February 29.h, an
election will be aeld to decide who
shall represent the people as Police
Juror from this ward.
Opposed to me is Mr.. Louis Pr
laud, against whom l have nothing
to say, only that Mr.. Pilaud has har
NO business experience that l know
OF, W,nile my whole life since reich
ing the age Of majority has been de-
voted to handling business tr4usac-
tions, and ! believe that my RECORD
speaks for itself.
II e.ec.ed, shall strive to repre-
sent the people Of this ward to thu
oest OF my AGILITY and l earnestly
-olicit their support on Tuesday next.
Respectfully,
E. J. DOMERGUE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
THE ST. TAMMANY FARMER. FEB. 26. 1915
The Fireman's Herald. at $500 per

the Fireman's Herald. at $500 per
year. Carried.
Motion made by w. D. Molloy. and
seconded by j. J. Mullally, that q
committee OF two be appointed to
wait on the citizens, Association of
Commerce and parish officials, rela-
tive to assisting our night watch
man, Jos. Hoffman.
The following committee was ap-
pointed: ]. ]. Mutually, Fred. ].
HeintZ.
Motion made by Chief Ostendo1f,
and seconded by w. D. Molloy, that
meeting adjourn. Carried.
w. H. KENTZEL,
President
G. p. MOLLOY,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
COLDS NEED ATTENTION.

Internal throat and chest trouble:
produce Inflammation, irritation
swelling or soreness and unles:
checked ut once. are likely to LEAD
70 serious trouble. Caught in time
Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey loosens
the phlegm and destroys the germs
which have settled in the throat OF
nose. It is soothing and healing
Pine 10 antiseptic; honey is soothing
both together possess excellent
medicinal qualities for fighting cold
germs. Insist on DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey. Csc all druggists.
N No. /.