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knowledge by obtaining a list regu
larly from booksellers
Protects Those Not on List.

Complaint is made that the statu-
tory list is unnecessary. as the same
results might have been obtained sub
rosa But if SO done. it would have
affected not merely the firms in the
United States which now figure in the
statutory list, but also others--prob-
ably all those of German names,
whether they deserved il or not-be-
cause British traders, tc whom alone
our prohibition is addressed. would
not have known the names of the pro-
hibited firms. and might. out of eau
ton. have ceased dealing with a much
larger number.
In trade matters, nothing interferes
with business SO much uncertainty,
and it was to avoid this general inter-
ference that the policy of prohibition
with the firms listed was adopted.
1t has been said that it was a
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The allies have found that President

The allies have found that President
Lincoln, August Is, 1861. issued a proc
lamation declaring that "all commercial
intercourse between the states in in
surrectiop and citizens of other states
through the ports of the United States
is unlawful and will remain unlawful
until such instructions shall cease
This was followed by an act of Con-
gress of May IS. 1852. authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to refuse
clearance to ships where their cargoes.
whatever their oStenSible destina-
ton" We're intended for points or places
in the possession or under the control
of insurrectionistS against the United
States.
In the British view. in these two
acts are found ample warrant for the
present action of the British govern
ment in forbidding its own subjects to
treat or trade with persons regarded
as enemies of their country. In pur-
suance of this determination, il is
pointed out, the effort has been made
TO discriminate in favor of any German
firm in the United States that has been
engaged solely in its usual line of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
ONLY ENEMY FIRMS
LISTED, SAY BRITISH


h.bItion on its own nationals is hardly
open 20 dispute.
Objection has bee: taken TO the un-
pleasant publicity given the list. but
without such publicity far more dam
AK. would be likely to result to trade.
Before tn" adoption OF the statutory
blacklist there was unofficial black
list il existence. Experience has shown
that uncertainty on the part Of both
British and neutral traders as TO who
Is and " no is not on the blacklist would
be Gar more injurious to commerce
than the publication Of the list, which
enables, every one to know exactly
where he is. IL is for this reason that
steps are being taken to give the llafi
as much publicity as possible.
In addition to its orlUIai pubIica-7
ton IN the London Gazette. il appears
II the Board OF Trade Journal and the
,.nanihvFS OF commerce aHd trade
"cl..ti"ns. individual! firms can keep
themselves posted with upto date
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British Enjoys Informal
Conferences Here Serve
to Make Position Clear

Anticipating protests to the State De-
partment from the firms and corpora
lions named in the British blacklist
Sir Cecil Spring Rice had another con-
ference yesterday with Acting Secre-
tary Polk, in which the subject was in
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Declared to Be Enemies.

ut is indeed only those who have
shown Enthusiastically that they are
enemies. or acting for enemies, who
are included. So we need not fear that
the support of our French allies will
be prejudiced in those quarters
1T iy suggested that publicity in the
London Gazette was insufficient. The
press of the United States has given all
the publicity needed in the United States
and in every other country. We find, in
fact. that the local press always re
produces lists; so there need be no fear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

formally discussed. Probably 1t will
be left to the London foreign office to
develop the position of the British gov
eminent officially, but the informal
conferences in Washington are expect
ed to go far toward clarifying the po-
sition of each side and serving to
shorten negotiations that may follow.
1t is understood here that the Brit
ish government did not communicate
the blacklist to Ambassador Page, be-
cause the subject was regarded as one
purely internal in its legal aspects. the
order being specifically directed to
British merchants. To have preached
the matter officially to Mr.. Page might
have been taken as an admission of
the right of other governments to con-
Germ themselves in its operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

ambassador. expressed himself to the
Associated Press today as fully alive
to the possibility of trouble arising
from the publication of a statutory
blacklist of American firms. He has
already approached the foreign Office
with inquiries on the subject. The
embassy is collecting all available in
formation to be had here regarding
the matter for transmission to the
State Department
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business. if tina. has been of a genera,

character.
Some of the Oldest and largest OF the
German banking firms in New York.
consequently. do not figure in the
blacklist, even though one OF them il
known by the British authorities to
have purchased the nickel which ha
been loaded on the German submarine
Deutschland at Baltimore because that
was in the line of their business But
where firms are known to be actually
under German control: where the
profits of their business go to Germany.
or where Germanic firms American
firms acting as agents have gone out o.
their regular lines of business to deal
with Germany. British merchants have
been prohibited from dealing with
them.
British authorities here contend no
legitimate American firm or corpora
ton will be injured by the blacklist.
nor German firms in the United States
which have confined their operations
to their own line of business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

blunder to publish the list when a
French loan was under way. Clearly
1t would have been a blunder to in
clude the friends of our French allies.
has been committed? Look at the list.
Who are included? Is there one among
them who has not shown in unmis-
taxable measure that his sympathies,
and. more still. his active help, are
given, not to our French allies and our
selves, but to our enemies?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
Citizens Associations BUSY.

Already citizens associations are
framing tentative requests for i'm
proverents, and. as in previous wears.
the Commissioners viii visit every Sec
ton Of the city to determine what
street improvements nd other physical
needs should be provided for.
For the next two weeks Commits
sioner Newman. WHO has been re-
elected preside mt Of the Board Of Com
wISStoHers, VIII be entirely in charge
q! tie administration Of the city's af-
f.tF@- He VIII not leave on his vaca-
iiCa until after the return of one of
the 9;Hc: Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
BUSY DAYS ARE AHEAD
Of D. c. COMMISSIONERS

With both Commissioners Kutz and
Brownlow out of the city, the District
heads are taking their vacations early
this year. preparatory to putting in a
busy surlmerend and fall on the util-
ity valuations and annual estimates
Beginning August :, the Potomac
Electric Power Company will begin
examination Of the utility COM
sion's witnesses regarding the tenta-
tive valuation established for that con-
cerr. and Col Kutz and Mr. Brownlow
are expected TO be in the city by that
time
The company, it is expected. will con-
sumo several weeks in presenting its
side OF the case. and the commission
then Will be up against the PROPOSE
ton OF conducting similar hearings for
the two railway corporations and other
public service concerns for which ten
tatiNe valuations have been establish
ed. All things considered, il promises
70 be the busiest fan ever experienced
by board OF Commissioners and there
is little doubt that the valuation work
VIII extend well into next year
Not only are the valuations nro-
crossing. but the Commissioners in
septsm Der, Will start their annual IA 81
OF framing the District estimates
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Entire Population at Funeral.

ALPINE. Tex. July o2.-PracticaIly
the entire population of Alpine attend
ed funeral services here today for Mrs.
Crystal Holland SPANIEL, who, with
Lieut.. Col. NJ. c. Butler. was killed by
her husband last Thursday night.
Friends of SPANIEL said today that he
apparently shot in a fit of insane ZEAL
ousy. and that since then he has been
overwhelmed with remorse and on sew
eral occasions begged his guards to kill
him.
As she boarded train last night for
Washington, where she is taking her
husbands body for burial, Mrs Butler
said to friends on the station platform.
Neither my husband nor Mrs Span
nell was in the least to blame
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of hardship arising from want Of knowl-
edge Of the names included in the list:
II see it is said in the city that opinion
is not unanimous. That may well be so,
for the city is put to inconvenience In
having to change the course of its bust
ness, and naturally. unless the city knows
the facts upon which the decision includ-
ing any particular firms in the statutory
list is based, it may sometimes see mere
ly the inconvenience and not the justice
or the necessity.
"All the facts were carefully weighed
before the decision was arrived at. and l
have no doubt that there is not name
on the list which is not there on evidence
which fully justified its Inclusion"
Denies Sub-Rosa List.
Mr.. Evans denied that a sub-rosa
black list now exists. the only basis for
such a charge, he said, being the fact
that certain firms are under suspicion
and British traders. therefore, have been
warned to be careful in dealing with
them.
Walter Hines Page. the American
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Precedents in Civil War.

AS in the case of the allied blockade,
precedents established by the United
States during the civil war are coming
up again to be used for justification.
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Fully Exonerated.

report of Col J. A. CASTOR of the
9Th Cavalry, stationed at Maria, Tex,
received last night by the War De-
partment from Gen. Funston, says:
Returned from Alpine yesterday
Col Butler fully eXonerated from
blame for tragedy. VIII report by
mail"
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Prisoner Under Heavy Guard.

Ell PASO, Tex, July 22.-Harry j.
SPANIEL. who Thursday night shot and
killed his wife and Lieut. Col NJ c.
Butler. at Alpine. Tex. was held in the
county jail here today under heavy
guard. Three deputies who arrived
with the prisoner early today asserted
feeling in Alpine is tense and author
tiles there felt an attempt at violence
might be made.
SPANIEL is held incommunicado. On
the way to the Jail the party was in
tercepted by newspaper man who
asked SPANIEL why he killed his wife
and Butler apparently on the verge of
a collapse. SPANIEL replied:
Don't bother me. l have nothing to
say"
according to reports from Jail au-
thorities, SPANIEL last night awoke
from htful sleep, burst out weeping
and expressed a wish TO see his five
year-old daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
Army Officers Classmates.

All Of the army officers. with the ex-
ception of Lieut.. Col. Niche, are class
mates of Lieut.. Col. Butler. All of
these officers and many friends of Col.
Butler in Washington esteemed him
highly. They say that the man who
killed him must have been crazed. as
there has been no evidence that he had
officer.
1t was learned yesterday al the War
Department that the deceased officer
had been promoted July l and that his
nomination for lieutenant colonel had
been confirmed by the Senate.
Col. Buffers widow is accompany
ing the body to Washington. The
wife of Commander McNeely is a sister
of Col. Butler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
SLAIN ARMY OFFICERS
FUNERAL HERE PLANNED
Services for Lieut.. Col. Butler on
Arrival of Body Tomorrow.
Exonerated at Inquiry.

Wnel the body of Lieut.. Col. NJ c.
Butler arrives from Texas. where he
was shot to death. tomorrow morning
at 80 o'clock II Will he taken at once
to Arlington national cemetery for
burial The funeral services will be
held Immediately upon arrival OF the
body.
The pallbearers are to be: From the
navy-Admira1 Victor Blue, Command
err r w McNeeiy and Commander H
Y. Butler From the army-Lieut. Col
=. C. March. Lieut.. Col. II. E. l.. Niche
Lieut. Col Henry Jervev. Corps of En-
g:neers; Mai. 7. {. Harris. adjutant
general; Mai. Munro Mcfarland of the
general STAFF. Maj. c. W. Fenton, cd
Cavalry: Maj. w. s. Graves, general
staff. ard Capt: A. W. Perry. L. S. A,
rettre5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

Street Floor. near Flew
All-over Shadow La
i n c h e wide; white,
black and ecru. Values
to $50 yard .........
Cluny Lace Edges and
! n : ert o ms. to s
inches wide. Values to
39c per yard ....
Silk Nets; As inches vic
fish meshes; rose, ecru,
American beauty, royal
purple and blue. VAL
ues to s1.15 yard ...
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17
P|TTSfIELD

A large delegation of members Of tn.
Ira Berry Chapter r. A. NJ, will g
to Hartland Wednesday evening, Oct
is, when the lodge will confer the NJ
NJ. and P. M. degree on five candidates
The party will leave here at o'clocl
from the store Of T. F. Conner.
Miss liza Carney Of Dover, N. H.. q
trained nurse, who has been very i'll al
hospital In Boston is in town for a
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank B. Carney until she is able Il
attend to her duties.
A meeting of the Pittsfield Tuesday
Club will be held Tuesday Afternoon
with Mrs. Rufus Burns. The subject d
the meeting will be Ancient Art" Thu
roll call will be answered by "a
thought Of art" -
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Taft. who havl
been enjoying a two-weeks wedding
trip passed at Sebec lake, have arriv.
ed home and will occupy the Haines
house on Middle street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Chaffin of Cor
ham are guests of their daughter, Mrs
Charles e. Burns.
E. C. Hunter. who has been the su
perintendent of horses at the Foul
County Fair, has sold his stallion Com
missioner Curtis, to Eddie Davis o
Hartland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17
BLAZE
IN GREEK BLOCK

The fire department was called at 3.2o
Monday afternoon by an alarm by Box
- Tor fire in the so-called Greek
block on Lockwood street. When the
department arrived they found a blaze
IN the shooting gallery on the lower
noor 1t had worked up between the
partitions and 1t proved to be a hard
one to get at as there was a double
nooring and the flames were not hot
enough to burn their way through. They
were finally driven down and the fire
exttnguished but it took over an hour
and there was considerable smoke going
up through the building, which made
1T look like real fire. Many of the
occupants began to move their stun out
and bedding and furniture occupied the
larger part of the street and sidewalk
in that vicinity. Three lines Of hose
were laid but very little water was
used and the damage will be small The
block is owned by Robert l.. Proctor
and is occupied by a dozen families Of
Greeks. several stores. barber shop
and a shooting gallery. where the fire
started The all out was sounded at
about 400.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17
CROSS OF LEGION
OF HONOR GIVEN
norman PRINCE

Paris, Oct. 1o.--The cross of the Le-
eion of Honor was pinned on the breast
of Norman Prince, the young American
aviator as he lay on his death bed IN
the hospital at Gerardmer in the Vos-
Ses Prince had taken part in great
aerial raid which had been followed ny
a stirring fight in the air between the
allied aerorianes and German ma
chimes He suffered injuries to the head
which apparently were the direct cause
of his death.
Though wounded in the aerial duel,
the American pilot kept his gun going
Wardins off hostile craft which had as
cended to attack the French bombing
soua dron. He remained long in the air.
coolly facing the fire of the German
machine guns. Finally. in attempting
to land, he struck an aerial cable, the
mischance it is thought. being due to
the injuries that he had received in
the fight He was picked up uncon-
scious and died apparently without SUI
ferinc. Comrades of the aviation corps
arrived at the hospital today to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral. Charles
A. Prince, an uncle, received special
permit from Gen. Joffre, the French
comm ander-in chief, to proceed to
Gerardmer but arrived after the aVia-
tor had died.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17

There was narrow escape from
serious accident at the Maine Central
station Monday noon. when an extra
car was being placed on train No ~.
The train was heavy one and reached
to the Chaplain street crossing and 1t
was here that the car was to be placed.
Crossing Tender Winslow Frost was
keeping watch that party OF women
did not get in the way of the approach
ing shifter and at the same time was
waving his flag when he suddenly be-
came aware that an automobile was
almost upon him. He turned just in
time to jump aside and escape, being
hit by a car in which were three wo-
men, He tried to stop the car but they
were by and over the crossing just
missing being hit by inches. 1t was a
narrow escape for all concerned for Mr..
Frost and for the people in the car,
who, according to those who saw it.
apparently were paying no attention
to where they were going.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17
IMMENSE CREEK
MOVEMENT AIDS
FORMER REGIME
Over 800, U. S. Greeks Asked
to Join-s10O,00O to be Raised
Each Month

Ne" York, Oct. 1s.-More than SO0.-
been invited to join the Venizelos
tparty in America, which was organ
lied at meeting of 5000 natives of
Greece here last night This is the
first of a series of meetings to be held
in the principal cities of the United
States. A fund of $4,000 was sub
scribed for the assistance of the former
Greek premier from whom the party
takes its name. The managers of the
movement said 100000 would be rails
ed each month
The present Greek government was
condemned and pledges of allegiance
to Venizelos were given. Resolutions
were adopted asserting that 1.-The gov
eminent OF King Constantine had
abandoned more than $1,000 900
worth OF forts and munitions in Mace
donia and allowed the fourth regiment
to b. kidnapped and has thus dishon-
ored Greece and all Hellenism. 1t has
cast stain on the national honor OF
Greece and it's policy threate the ex-
tinction OF the nation.
Greek coionists in America were
urged to use their influence to induce
parts of Greece which have not already
done SO to join the national movement
ito expel the enemies who abolished
the Greek sovereignty in Macedonia
and to defeat and cast out the dema-
gogues now surrounding the King" A
committee Of 1000 was formed to carry
on the work of the organization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17

A number of the boys of Company ri
about the city reminds the people tha'
in few days the boys who went away
in the spring prepared for anything
that might come are all. with one ex-
ception, returning home The boys OF
Company H have been singularly free
from sickness and accident, the only one
of moment being the drowning of Perley
Poulin a short time after they reached
the border. All Of the boys who have
been talked with say that they are de-
lighted to have had the experience, that
they were we'll fed and cared for and
that although they are glad to get back
home they haven't a kick on the way
they have been used since they LETT
home Most of them say that they ex'
pect to be in Waterville to stay by
next Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17

Every train headed for the no.. .n
woods carries number OF relio~ ,sovsh
rifles and it almost seems as 100 for
there would be at least two hunters A.
every deer that there is in the ", %o1 tne
Many Waterville parties are IN 'ne e
woods at present but few OF them nav hacs
80 onv success in bringing oacN
much r game. The Somerset region seem, seems
- ~ favorite one and more peopie
than ever are making the trip up 'neie,
There are large number OF soou
snortinc camps ir that region ana tneS
80 catering strongly to the hunts-
men and seem to be successiu, 49,
ting them started for that SOULFUL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17
WEST GARDINER

| WEST-Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Harper
were Sunday visitors at Willis Spear .
Cherry Hill.
Alfred Harper who attends the Cony
High School in Augusta will board al
Harry Spears In Hallowell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Collins were Sun.
! day guests at DR.. Merrills.
Harry French has gone to work with
Asa Benson on the Davis lot
Mrs. Mary Goodwin of Cape Eliza.
beth is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Flora Horn.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Mitchell visited
recently at Herbert Horns.
Ray and Bonnie Hopkins passed Sun.
day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs
Will Hopkins.
Miss Ella Towle visited Mrs. Waite,
Longfellow in Farmingdale last week
Frank Hartman has moved his fam
lily from Scott Hinckley's house to the
farm formerly known as the Sam Rice
place on Bowman street, Farmingdale
Miss Minnie Douglas, teacher in
Washington district visited her niece
in Brunswick last week.
Mrs. Lucia Horn, Gladys Horn. Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Horn, Eben Horne and
Mrs. Adelina Stone, attended the fair
at Topsham last week
very large amount of apples are
still waiting to be harvested. Hon. r.
L.. Snowe has about one hundred bar
rels on the trees. On account of many
of the farmers working on the State
road they have been unable to attend
to farm work.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pinkham at
tended church on the Hallowell road,
Sunday.
There was a good increase in the
numbers to attend religious services at
the Hallowell road, Sunday.
Fred Towle. Dr. and Mrs. w. F. Mer-
rill, Mrs. A. w. DeFratus, Frank and
Blanche Fuller, Mrs. J. S. Small were
business visitors in Augusta and Hal
lowell last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucern Of PASSPORT on
their return home from Vermont in
their automobile were callers at N,
Merrilrs.
AS there was no firing or hunting in
the woods Sunday. it is concluded that
hunts men have noticed the warning
that the Sunday laws in the future
may be enforced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-17
MCCALL STARTS
HIS CAMP AICN IN
MASSACHUSETTS

Springfield Mass, Oct. Ex-Governor
Mccall began his campaign in western
Massachusetts today with an automo-
bile tour through western Hampden
and southern Berkshire counties. He
was accompanied by Lieut.. Gov. Cool
idge and other prominent Republicans.
The Governor made his keynote speech
at Westfield, where he spoke of the re-
duction of the state tax by $1,75O,OOO
during the past year and of the reduc-
ton in the number of commission with
consequent saving to the state One of
the deposed commission, the directors
of the port of Boston. had, according
to the Governor, spent money like a
drunken sailor and accomplished all
too little.
The Governor made an appeal for a
constitutional convention and for res
toration of party enrolment.
The automobile campaigners spoke
in many small towns to good sized
audiences and addressed rally at
Great harrington this evening.