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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson NJ. Kline gave
delightful whist at the Home Hotel
Thursday evening at which %
were present and a general good time
was enjoyed. The prizes were award
ed as follows: First to Mrs: Ralph
Lizotte and Edward Machle. consola-
tions to Mrs. Howard Stafford and Ed
ward Bachmaan. Refreshments Of ices
and fancy cakes were served,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-25
PRES. WILSON REJECTS

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vERDUN BATTLE

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LeainsI<a Ticket Sale Tonight

interment will be made at Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery. Augusta. ",
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-25
Status Explained

The exact status of the situation
was explained as fellows:
Many members Ct the House and
some in the Senate. being much in the
dark as to exact facts in the negotia-
tions with Germany, fear that it would
lead to war if Americans are not kept
off armed merchantmen and If Ger
many should actuate the determine =
ton to sink armed merchant vessels
whether armed for cffense or only for
defense.
They feel that they should be in
formed just What the President pur-
poses should be done. Not fully in
formed. they were alarmed by state
ments attributed t. the President
since his conference with leaders Mon
day night, which have been exaggerat-
ed in the telling.
Yesterday they we're aroused and
alarmed over reports that the Presi-
dent was insistent Upon yielding moth
ing to Germany even if it should lead
to war which the President had de-
clared another attack on a ship in
which an American lost his life would
result i'll SeVer1ng 0lplO-
matte relations, and that the Presi-
dent had expressed indifference at the
of Cong-e IS"
Confsrenee Of Leaders
Speaker Clark became interested in
the situation during the day. and after
informal discussion with Senator Stone,
Rep. Flood and others regarding the
agitation, it was agreed that the speak
er, Mr.. Flood and Majority Leader
Kitchin should consult with the Presi-
dent on the issue and report to the
Of the House. Senator
Stone thought he would not go with
them unless summoned. but he kept in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-25
roo LATE FOR clASSIFICATI ton

To rent-Upstairs rent.
To let-Steam heated rooms.
wanted-Girl for Homework.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02

destroyed; that is YOUR job!
81 did not turn.
Nov the IT'S were going; soon the
105s chimed in. Ear-splitting was the
din about our aero! My observer
sensed something was wrong.
eco up! Go upp he screamed.
Are you going mad?'
81 didn't know what was the mat
ter, but I knew 1 couldn't rise. We
plunged into a cloud of smoke and
from then on we hardly left a smoke.
cloud so continually we're shells
bursting near US. 1 finally saw the
railroad and for it we went.
The observer was game. He drop
ped seVereI ten-poUnd bombs and one
twenty. We destroyed the railway.
Soon all the fire of the German
guns was concentrated on US. Sew
eral shells grazed our lower plane.
"On our flight back hot smoke
cracked the glass in my goggles. 1
shut my eyes and kept on flying for,
it seemed, an eternity.
Suddenly felt a pounding on my
shoulders. The observer was pun
melting me. He was laughing through
the smOke-grime that covered his
face. Hooked down. We were cross
ing over our own lines!
''The din had nearly ceased. One
last burst, and the cannonade in our
direction ceased.
$50 here we arer'
Mechanics were tinkering with the
returned aeroplane. One approach
ed the aviator sitting, shaking and
exhausted. The mechanician regard
ed him with wonder.
only one of your cylinders is
working" he said. tits simply I'M
beieVable that you are here, aIive!'
GAS TANKS, P'RH'PS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02
GOING ToIT GENTLY

Can you bear it if I tell you some
thing serious?" ventured the young
husband.
yes; don't keep anything from
me-" gasped the bride.
Remember this doesn't mean that
my love for you is growing less"
Don't break my heart. What is
it?"
well, my dear. Pm getting tired
of angel food every day for dinner.
Would it be too much to ask you to
have liver and onions?"- Pathfinder,
LISTENING
''This is, certainly a romance true
to married life"
"How so?" y
''The husband hasn't said a word
for six chapters. Judge
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02
GAS TANKS, P'RH'Ps

New York, Oct. 2.-Republican ma
tional headquarters, Stimulating the
British, are to use political tank
cars from now on. Tanks are mon
ster auto trucks loaded with speak
ers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02
ALL ROUND TOWN!
ut is no time for mirth and laughter
In the cold gray dawn of the morning
after"
Our old pal, George AIDE, says
these two lines have gone farther
and been more widely quoted than
any he has written.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. put one over
on Hearst. Lady Duff Gordon, fash
ion authority for the Hearst papers,
has been grabbed by Sears, Roebuck
& Co. and will write on the latest
smart dresses for the big Rosenwald-
Loeb concern. Until lately Sears
Roebuck clothes have been mainly to
keep folks warm, covering their
nakedness. Now they're going in for
the chic, stylish and recherche.
'Behooving-why is it nobody but
a politician ever talks about behoov-
ing?" asks Aid. Buck County, state
and national candidates say it be-
hoOVes us to do this and that.
ct behooVes US to eat breakfast if
we are hungry. But did you ever
hear man suggest to his wife:
Amelia, it behooVes us to have
breakfast'?"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
THE REGULAR ARMY MAN

He amt no gold-iace Belvidere
To sparkle in the sun; ..>.
He don't parade with gay cockade
And posies in his gun; *.-.-..
He amt no pretty soldier boy
So lovely, spick and span
He wears crust of tan and dust
The Reg'lar Army man. -.
The marchin', parchin', <.>.
Pipe-clay starchin'. l..
Reg'lar Army Man. d.
He amt at home in Sunday school
Nor yet a social tea; "~~..
And on the day he gets his pay
He's apt to spend it free;
He amt no temperance advocate
He likes to fill the can;
He's kinder rough and maybe tough
The regular Army Man.
The rarin', tearin',
Sometimes swearin',
Reg'la Army Man. 49,.
No state will call him noble son,
He amt no ladies' pet; H..
But let row start anyhow
They send for him, you bet.
He don't cut any ice at all
In fashions social plan;
He gets the job to face a mob
The regular Army Man.
The millin', drillin', r..
Made for KILN, ...1-.
Regular Army Man.
There amt no tears shed over him
When he goes off to war;
He gets no speech or prayerful preach
From mayor or governor; -
He packs his little knapsack up
And trots off in the van
To start the fight and start it right
The Reg'lar Army Man.
The rattlin', battlin',
Colt or Gatlin,
Reg'lar Army Man.
He makes no fuss about the job
He don't talk big or brave;
He knows he's in to fight and win
Or help fill up the grave;
He amt no mammals darling
But he does the best he can;
And he's the chap thai wins the scrap,
The Reg'lar Army Man.
The dandy, tandy,
Cool and sandy, .. .
Regular Army Man. Exchange.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
ARMY Will HAVE
COMP ASSES GOOD
FOR night Use

There Is need, says the Army and
Navy Register of August 5, in the
military establishment OF compass
that is so illuminated to make is pos
sible to use 1t at night in field opera
tons. The difficulty has been lately
in obtaining satisfactory Illuminating
material in this county, that article
being one Of the many which have
been derived from Germany.
As in other cases of this sort where
the supply has been shut off by the
European war, it is proposed to en-
courage the domestic production
With this, end in view, the War De-
partment has approved of an allot-
ment of 500 from the funds of the
board of ordnance and fortification
for the purchase and test of material
that will contribute to the solution Of
this problem.
Some effort has already been made
in that direction by using radium,
but has proven unsatisfactory because
it does not sufficiently adhere to the
enamel of the compass. 1t Is believed
that with the encouragement which
is now rendered under the auspices
of the War Department it will be pos
sible to accomplish some results in
the direction desired and, at the same
time, develop a new American enter
prise.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
Visitor From Holland Tells How
TeutonS Have Wired and
Entrenched Army

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands.-A cor
respondent who has just been permit
ted to visit the Belgian coast reports
on the formidable defenses that have
been raised there. A long line of
barbed-wire ENHANCEMENT stretches
along the coast and an endless series
of long, slender ships guns protrude
from the coarse grass of the dunes
and behind the dunes crouch the
heavy howitzers. .a..... -. ~
Underground dwellings of bomb
proof concrete form part of the great
trench along the entire coast, he says.
mo spot is unguarded. Everywhere
the endless line is occupied by sailors,
who endeavor to find relief for the mo-
notony of their life in gardening and
in the care of their pigs, goats, rab-
bits and birds. e" Fl.
Here and there one comes across
an enormous unexploded shell, hurled
ashore by one of the big British war
ships, and which now forms the orna-
mental center of a flower garden. |
saw big fellow among them, some of
3S centimeter caliber " III
What one sees in the way of de-
struction is the work of the fast tor
pedo destroyers, which have on occa-
sion hailed smaller shells on the coast
al towns with their quick firing guns.
The corners Of houses are gnawed
away; here and there gable exhibits
great holes. But the damage is not
very pad, at least not in Ostend and
Zeebrugge, much less than one would
have supposed. Even on the seaside
the towns appear to be little damaged.
The big bath hotel at Ostend is I'M
touched and the great glass Kurhaus
shows no breakage in its innumerable
panes. A few big buildings by Zee
brugge have been leyeled to the
ground, but that was the work of the
Germans, owing to the fact that these
buildings helped to direct the enemys
fire on the occasions when he sought
to destroy the most susceptible tea-
ture of the harbor, the big lock. -.
"The real work of destruction be-
gins wnere the French land guns have
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
BELGIAN COAST IS NOW MASSOF
GERMAN STRONG FORTIF|CAnONS

been able to have their say Middel-
kerke is a mass of ruins. It is re-
markable fact that GOO people con-
tinue to crouch there. The school is
even still attended by 80 children. But
every house has its underground ref
uge, such as the soldiers construct in
the front lines. Shells still fall in the
place almost daily. ...
"Middelkerke is now in such state
that the Germans no longer take up
quarters there, but prefer to live in
dwelling holes burrowed in the dunes.
Some streets always lie open to the
French observers and gunners. Long
walks can be taken in the southern
part Of the place by winding cover
ways that have been broken and dug
out, half in, half under the earth,
through garden walls, houses and eel
lars. A deep trench is the only safe
communication with the Westende
watering place, where no house re-
mains standing In the village of
Westende, which is if possible even
more thoroughly knocked to pieces
than the watering place, noticed that
the enemy's shells had spared the part
of wall of an inn on which was in
scribed it's name, In den Vrede" (the
Peace Tavern
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
SO-CALLED BULLET ....
PROTECTOR PROVES IN
REALITY HARMFUL

VIENNA, Austria-The Austrian
authorities have been making an ap-
parently Intellectual fight against an
alleged bullet protector" that is wide
~ sold, but which it is claimed is dam
gerous rather than helpful in any way.
The protector" is nothing but a
curved piece of metal that is hung
about the neck inside the tunic, and
which, its producers claim, will stop
or lessen the force OF bullet fired
at long range. In practise, the au-
Thorities claim, it is merely menace
because a bullet at short range-as
most of them are-will not only pierce
it easily but f1atten out in the pro-
cess and often carry bits Of the metal
on into the body. H.. e.
Some half dozen dealers in the
'protector" we're hailed before the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
Cruise Aboard MarbIehead Not
Life of Leisure, But Naval
MiIitiamen Were Game

f Copies of the Portland 0regonian
Of August reaching Honolulu few
days ago give members of the Naval
Militia of Hawaii an excellent previs-
ion of what they will experience when
the cruiser ST. Louis is coaled by them
next month at the conclusion of the
cruise on which they are to leave Sep
TENDER IA. .."... i
According to the 0regonian, If there
is any one thing members of the Ore.
gon Naval Militia have learned well
during the recent cruise aboard the
Marblehead, II is the art of coaling a
ship-and it is some art, to hear their
story of the job they did in the har-
Dor of the navy yard when the cruise
ended .
. If anybody has notion that life
In the navy is one big long snap after
another they should go aboard a ship
while she is being coaled II anybody
has a notion. either, that the Oregon
militiamen are "tin soldiers they
should have seen them doing their
coaEing. Their speed and willingness
to work would put shipload of regu-
lars to shame.
When the Marblehead dropped her
anchor in Bremerton harbor and a
navy tug showed two large barges Of
coal alongside, the job didn't look so
very big. The barges had 260 tons
Along about l. o'clock that night,
however, after IL hours of the hardest
work in the world, the militiamen
were convinced that 1t was a bigger
job than 1t looked, but they finished
1t up in ship shape
Method ls Primitive
To the casual observer the govern
ment is far in arrears with modern
methods when II comes to coaling
warships the way the Marblehead has
to be coaled. With the barges along
side the ship the coal has to be hauled
! aboard in sacks and baskets. The en-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
MOIHER-SHIP IS
OF new Design
FOR SUBMARINES

The Pacific Marine Review says the
new type parent ship for submarines
designed by Maj laurent for the
"Fiat-San Giorgio," Spezia, Italy, is
attracting considerable interest. The
latest craft, the "Caera," is 32S feet
long, 81 feet beam and draws Is feet
II inches ready for sea with all
stores aboard.
The -Caera is designed to discharge
manifold duties, being mobile sup
ply and repair base, and containing a
tubular testing dock capable of saly-
ing any submarine within the reach of
divers.
When mothering a flotilla of sub
mersibIes of three boats of 400 and
three of $50 tons submerged, the
Caera is capable of filling the fuel
tanks of these craft four times and in
addition maintain her own cruising
radius at 1000 miles.
Propulsion is supplied by two heavy
oil Fiat -Diesel two-cycle reversible
engines, each of six cylinders, and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
EEH.HH News and notes Of the Service aN.EEN2EE
ENkrAXz@ y y in Hawaii and Elsewhere Y & zNrEAk23
COALING ship ONEOE FRABJOUS
TASKS ENJOYED BY OREGONIANS

tire. ships crew. including officers,
turned out In white duck trousers and
stripped down to their unGershirts
above the waist and manned the sacks
and baskets.
800 pounds of coal. were filled by the
men on the barges and then hoisted
aboard by an improvised winch. Haul
ing the sacks through the air until
they were over the deck they were
lowered to large flat wheeled carts
and dragged off to the coal holes.
where they were emptied and returned
TO the barges. 49,. Il.
This process was used in one end
of the barge. while baskets were used
in the other. The baskets, holding
about $50 pounds of coal each. were
passed along by hand across the barge
to the ship and carried by two men
from there to the coal holes.
Work Done to Music
Within an hour after the eoaling
was started the men were as black
from head to foot as the coal they
were heaving, and the ship was as
black as the men.
During the day and night OF work
the band played lively music At In.
tervals the air resounded with
marches and dances that added zest
to the work. For II hours the bands
men putfed away, while the men
heaved to the strains.
The evening mess call was most
welcome to the men. Without stop
ping to wash off the dirt. they pitched
into the beans and sausage and made
quick work of it, then returned to the
coal. Searchlights from the masts
lighted up the barges and the ship for
the night work. Occasionally refresh
ments were served.
There was rush to get the Marble
head coaled and that Is why the men
chose the long hours and the rapid
work. They were notified that they
could leave the ship to 60 and come as
they pleased as soon as they finished
ccaling and cleaning They got the
ship cleaned up In good shape Friday
morning and earned q good time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
BEST MEATS ARE Being PACKED
At CHICAGO FOR uncle SAMUEL

time the carcass was picked out in the
cooling rooms to the sealing Of the
packages and the loading into the
cars that rush the food to the border
was followed. The meat was cooked
on a large scale. II was cooked for the
entire world. side by side with the gov
ernment's orders. On one side was the
bacon picked by the inspectors for
the use of American soldiers and sail
ors. Over on the other rose tier
after tier of British bacon, and in still
other rows was piled commercial
bacon, the bacon which is seen hang
ing in every butcher shop.
That designed for Uncle Sam stood
raised several inches from the floor
to permit perfect drainage. The
others were piled directly on the
cement floors. .-- -.
Streaks Of Lean Required
Uncle Sans specifications for the
curing of bacon say that the slabs
must not weigh less than ten pounds
nor more than twenty when laid down
green. They average from sixteen to
eighteen pounds. The strips must
contain good streak of lean in each
piece, and be not more than three
inches thick at the shoulder. They
must be allowed to dry out at least
one day before being submitted to
smoking with hickory wood for a
period of eight days or more. The
excess salt must be brushed from the
slabs instead of being washed off
with water. F.. ...
Hash Well Prepared Vs.:
The roast beef is prepared from the
same grade of fresh meats. The meat
is subject to inspection on the carcass
and at any other time the inspectors
may desire The beef is first soaked
in water to remove blood clots and is
parboiled few minutes to remove
excess of water. 1t is then placed in
the cans and the cooking is completed
after being sealed.
The hash requires an equal quantity
of meat and vegetables, properly sea-
soned, and is as tasty dish as can
be served anywhere. Every bit of girls
tie, bone or Objectionable fat isa.euts
away from the .trimmers."
Each can is stamped SO that it can
be told at a glance when 1t was pack
ed and by whom. The government.
saves out several cans of each batch
so that in case criticism
arises they will have proof at hand to
determine who is at fault.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
Finest Beef, Bacon and Hash
Going to Border Now to
Give Troops Strength

+ CHICAGO, Aug. 5.--The regular
army and the militia regiments on the
border are securing the best meats and
canned goods that money can buy in
the great Chicago packing houses.
The inspection is a marvel OF thor
oughness, surprising that Of the Brit
ish army buyers, who are purchasing
vast quantities here for the allied
armies. Cans OF commercial beef
packed for the federal government and
for European orders were opened and
compared. In every instance, the ap-
pearance and quality OF the meat
which goes to the United States army
now on the border or in Mexico was
better than that sent across the At
lantic.
When the food now ordered leaves
the stockyards 1t is Of the quality or
dered by the government and prepared
in scientific manner to meet all re-
quirements Of climate and conditions.
As to how 1t reaches the mess tables
that is another story. Much depends
upon the company cook
Bacon by the Million
That the food is first class when 1t
leaves Chicago was verified today by
visit to the big packing plants at the
stockyards, where government orders
for 100000 pounds of bacon, 100000
pounds of corned beef. 100000 pounds
Of roast beef and 24o,000 pounds of
corned beef hash are being prepared
and rushed TO the border posts.
Uncle Sam is buying the best
meats to be had declared Col.
Knisker. IF there is any criticism
as to the quality of supplies or the
manner In which they are prepared.
then the fault lies entirely with the
government officials. for the packers
prepare the foodstuffs from formulas
furnished by the government; they
pack 1t In manners prescribed by the
government, and during this unex-
pected demand questioned by the call.
ing out OF the militia Of all states the
packers have held UP other orders and
have gone out OF their way to get
government foods out first"
From Carcass 20 Can
The entire process of preparing
food for the boys In khaki from the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26
Palmer FOLLOWS
Blue AS Chief
OF NAVIGATION

Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels, says the Army and Navy
Register Of August II, has designated
Cmdr. Leigh c. Palmer, U. s. Navy,
as chief of the bureau of navigation
of the Navy Department to succeed
Capt Victor Blue, whose detachment
from that important billet has been
pending for some weeks and who has
now been assigned to the command Of
the U. S. s. Texas.
Cmdr. Palmer, who, of course, will
have the rank of rear admiral during
his tour of duty as chief Of the bu-
reau of navigation, was born in Mis-
souri, January IL, 1878; graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1895, and
served on board the U. s. S. New
York, flagship of the North Atlantic
fleet, which destroyed the Spanish
fleet In the battle of Santiago. He
was promoted to lieutenant Junior
grade) May 6, 1901; to lieutenant
March 3, 1908; to lieutenant COM
mander December %, 1908, and at
tanned his present rank of commander
July IL. 1915.
Tue new DuT0du CHlSI was lHopOSo
tor of target practise from April /,
1909, to February 2, 1911, and director
of target practise from the latter date
to January 1, 1912, at which time he
was detached and assignesd to duty
as aide to the Secretary Of the Navy.
He continued on this assignment until
August %, 1913, when he was de-
tached and assigned to command OF
the destroyer Aylwin. Subsequently
he commanded the destroyed Nc
Dougal, served as executive officer of
the U. S. S. New York. and June 10,
this year, was made chief of staff
under Vice Admiral Coffman of the
Atlantic fleet upon which duty he is
now serving.