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The sun., 1916-01-23

Miss Rosetta carson. daughter uf
Mr. and Mrs William Moore Carson
of :" East Thiri, seventh street. Will
Jr married 1" l.uur,Gcr Won l',-t
Schwuh son nf NJ Laurence Henry
Schwuh nf ihis city. ~ calvary
church an the afternoon "f February
: at uclryN. owing to the recent
death Of Irof. j. g. Schwab, librarian
Of tn. Yale University Library, who
was an unclc Of the bridegroom. only
relatives and intimate friends VIII wit
ness the ceremony. and there vii he
q small reception Immediately after
ward at the home of the brides
parents
The sun., 1916-01-23

A spirit of unrest has seized unN
society and there seems 10 he a gem
: eral desire to travel. AS Europe is out
. OF the question. from necessity 1t must
: bc case OF llobson's choice, and hum
4 drcds are seeing America in one corner
icr another. Trains leaving for the
. South ar West with the tropics ar CAL
ifornit in view are crowded daily. but
! there are some wh" prefer the more in-
, vigoratinG sports of the winter seek
; ing tho Adirondack region for the
: American st. Moritz or the Canadian
: Rockies.
1t has not been absolutely necessary
to go To the far North in order to have
good skating ar some skiing. as these
sports have been possible within an
hour or so from the city. Tuxedo has
been cold enough for any skater and
its fine lake gives plenty of space for
ordinary or fancy skating, while its
hills offer all sorts of opportunities for
tobogga coasting or skiing.
Skating has been good at the Sleepy
Hollow club. where the west terrace
close by tho club has been flooded. Civ
ing a good area for skaters. and those
who care TO look on can do 50 from the
glass enclosed verandas.
BY the first of next month Palm
Beach will be at the height Of its sea-
son and those already there have been
getting n taste of summer weather.
with all it's accompaniment sea
bathing. yachting. fishing and what
not. One hears Of startling costumes
The sun., 1916-01-23

An evening concert will hc gwen o.
Wednesday at the Waldorf-Astora ny
the t.u,erpc club Mrs. Alcinous Eer,on
Jamisoi president. The artists pill ~
Mime. Adele kruegcr dramatic soprano
Miss Eva Mylott. the Australian ron
trdlto: llifaci Diaz, Laurence Nond-
helm and Charles Gilbert Spross. Lam
in. will follow and will he in charge ~
Mrs. +. W. q. COOK.
Eutcrps club viii give its ANNA
evening of grand opera on March 30 at
,he rlazs. BoNes are already being d..
posed of for this occasion
The sun., 1916-01-23

In the ballroom of tho r'I.,.
evening Of February Nr,
George Woods Socic,, t.ru
have rs midw inter dance 8
h" lean year affair u uVWp,.
pris"s are being arranged Go.
Casior. There will I've card 'c.
who prefer them to dancing q.
Tor each table
There Will he a meeting 90 a.
aud chaIrm'n and their rn'rr '..
Tuesday afternoon at tho boone ~
chairman "r ,he dance Nine. \ ga
MIN Wasl,HNia. :? West St,,"..
street. The assistant cndi"rr.
Charles kcndrick Thomas a4 ~
J. Lindsey, IN charge Of the r.
mi''cc ar" Mr. Henry Srdi
Mr.. u Suuthwick. and 5u
the tables viii hc Mrs C.,.'. rs
CONTINUED on SeIsnth Page.
The sun., 1916-01-23

Miss Harriet :. Phillips, rHc nr' -. .n.
tcrtain"d the mombers Of tnc " Hnens
hrrSs club. Mrs. llarNot Holt n'" i-''-
id"nt, yesterday afternoon ~ hc~ ''G' '.
~ West S,Nty-Seventh street N-'
Florence fdrr Gore. the compose. 80.
companicd Mrs. Sonntag. who st"s So
eral Of Mis-. Cores newest sUN.. ard
Mrs lrma Hayden Mason played ".r-
hers hv Schubert, : humarn and 'i"es
Mrs Sonntag poured tea
The clubs progress dar 0l'l .. on
served ON Saturja, afternoon 80 n"
Naldurf-NstorjH. r." program" Ms
been arranged .N Mrs VI. CHAR, ."Fy.
chairman nf progress and rurrC.' 'n'
The sun., 1916-01-23

Cont,nacd on SeIen.h Paye,
The sun., 1916-01-23
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

n -HES. AI.Ut;RT GAI.LATfN WEED
MI and Mrs. Alfred W. Wattenberg
a III In the hnsi ..Sscs of thu
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19

The ti-Tuberculosis lecture which
was given in the assembly room at the
Y. Nj. c. A. Tuesday evening by A. j.
Torsleff was both educational and IN
teresting talk on the causes, methous
Of prevention, and conditions Whlch
are prone to induce this dreaded dls'
ease. A series OF fine slides which were
conjunction with the lecture, adding
much to it's effectiveness. The slides
clearly showed the causes Of this dis
ease, conditions which super induce II
in both the child life and adults, an"
some of them showed the tubercuou'
bacilli, greatly enlarged. others show
ed environments ami surrounding mere
in Maine which tend to spread the
germs of this disease, such as improp'
erly lighted tenemelts. lacking in fresh
air. The lecturer laid special empna'
Sis on the four prime causes OF TINS
disease, which are: Lack Of sunshine
lack of fresh air; insufficient nourlsh'
ment, and insufficient rest. He also
laid stress upon the fact that modern
medical science seeks to prevent, rathei
than to cure disease.
In showing how desirable fresh an
schools for children are, Mr.. Torsleh
stated that in the year 1905 there was
not single school of this sort In tns
country. and now there are over 400 III
ALL Slides Of local interest were shown
of the State Sanatoria at Hebron anu
Fairfield, which are both over cro"oeu'
each having waiting list of moi'
than so.
At the close of his lecture. Mr.. TOTS
left made known his plan for the re-
organizing of the Augusta Anti-Tuoe'.
culosis League. The chief project wa
to supply a district visiting nurse io'
Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner WIZ
would be effective i'm searching ou'
and caring for cases Of this disease "
be paid in proportion. to the popuiA
tion Of the three cities. AS no off1cefe
OF the old organization were present.
no official action was taken, althousn
q lot of interest was made manires'
by the audience.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
RECALLS FIGHT
FOR LEADERSHIP
OF The D. A. R.

Washington, April 1S.-An echo of
the bitter Story Guernsey fight last
year for the president -generalship was
heard at today's session of the Con-
gress Of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey of
Kansas sought more information than
vas given in a committee report about
the daughters magazine and moved
that the publication be mailed only to
paid subscribers. Mrs. William Cum
mings Story of New York, the presi-
dent-general. declared that the maga-
zine committee was handling It's af-
fairs intelligently and that such pro-
posal should not have been brought
before the congress. Mrs Guernsey's
motion was tabled.
Tonight'S session was given over to
the nomination of officers. Mrs. Will
liam A. Smoot. orga nizing secretary.
announced the actual memberships of
1896. an increase during the year of
1893
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
Crave PROBLEM
NOW CONFR0NTS
PUNITIVE FORCE
Reported Carranza Men Fire
upon General Pershing While
on a Motor Train En- Route to
Wireless Station

Columbus. \. NJ, April 1S.-A speedy
motor train carrying General John j..
Pershing, commander of the expedition
airy forces, together with his escort, was
fired upon during drive made at night
from Satevo to the wireless station at
Namiqupa, according to reports received
here. No official confirmation of the re-
port could be obtained by military au-
thorities here, nor could it be learned
whether the report was based upon the
attack on General Pershings supply train
on its way to Satevo on April II.
According to the reports Gen. Pershing
was on his way to Namiquipa when Mex
leans in ambush near Providencia opened
fire on the cars. There were only about
10 snipers, all of whom fled when the
Americans returned their fire. None of
the Mexican bullets took effect. the re-
ports said and General Pershing regard
ed the incident as trivial
A dispatch received from Joseph w.
McMullen, a truck captain, said that
a truck train due to arrive here this
afternoon was bringing 80 sick and
wounded men. 1t was not known here
whether the men ere Americans or
Reports that the Carranza garrison
at Parral attempted to ambush the
command Of Major Frank Tompkins
and other reports of strained relations
between the American forces in Mex
leo and soldiers of the de facto gov
ernment were responsible for some
trepidation expressed here today.
In some quarters fere the opinion is
expressed that the pursuit of Villas
band has become a secondary matter
and that the prime problem the expe-
dictionary troops are row facing is that
of their own protection. 1t is persist
entity rumored also that General
pershing has expressed his displeasure
at the turn the cooperation of the
Carranza troops took, at Parral
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19

FEELING GROWING
THROUGH MEXICO
Reported that American Ad-
vance Detachment Is Being
Recalled by Pershing

Ell Paso, Tex, April 1S.-Reports were
received here today from Mexican
sources that the American advance de-
tachments had been recalled by Gen. j.
J. Pershing and that the expeditionary
force was being concentrated in three
places, a strong detachment being en-
camped near Satevo, the main column
near Namiquipa and third division at
Colonia Dublan.
These reports also stated that the Par
raj fighting had a most unfortunate ef-
feet on the people of northern Mexico
and had greatly inflamed the anti-Amer-
lean feeling. The Parral incident. it was
said had been magnified by anti-Ameri-
can and Carranza agitators into great
battle in which the Americans were bad
ly beaten. The dead MeXicans were ac-
counted for as unarmed- citizens who had
been killed by the Americans before the
Parral garrison could interfere. The ex-
citement of the people had been very
much Increased, according to the same
reports, by their knowledge that Villa,
dead or alive, had never gone as far
south as Parral and their consequent in
ability to understand why the American
cavalrymen were in that district except
on the assumption that they were really
invading Mexico.
The misery of the Mexican poems, raw
aged by disease and facing starvation. is
making it more difficult than ever for the
authorities to keep them in control. 1t Is
said. They have been taught SO long to
regard the Americans as their enemies
and the cause of most of their woes that
it is an easy matter for the agitators to
rush them against the United States SOL
diers.
The failure Of the Mexican officials here
and in Juarez to obtain any confirmation
in two days of the reported discovery or
the body of Villa has almost extlgulsheo
hopes here of the report being true.
The situation of the American troops
and fears of another incident such as
that at Parral have completely over
shadowed the pursuit of the bandit. The
one question of interest is as to whether
the American troops are to be recalled.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
MRS. LIVINGSTON IN }
AUGUSTA TALKS ON
WoMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Tuesday Evening at the unit,-
rian Church to a Large Audi.
ence Reasons for Giyin,
Woman the Ballot Clearly Pr
sented in a Way That Va,
Most Interesting

The reasons why women should h,
given the ballot were clearly STATED
and all objections to the granting =.
the franchise were fairly answered =,
meeting of those interested :.
woman's suffrage held Tuesday evo
ming at the Unitarian church and ..
which Mrs. Deborah Knox Livinss,or
of Bangor was the speaker. There M.
a large attendance of both ladies' an,
gentlemen at the meeting, which W..
held under the auspices of the Ausus,,
Woman's Suffrage League, and al
We're deeply impressed by Mrs. Liv.
ingston's talk. In a logical manner sb.
presented the reasons for sv;r,
women the ballot and kept her and;
ence interested throughout the ava
ming.
Introduced by Mr.. BurIeish
The speaker was introduced by Ho,
Lewis A. Burleigh. In opening her tall
Mrs. Livingston reviewed what has
led up to the demand of the women ..
Maine for the ballot and it was show,
to be the same thing that calls out tbs
larger desire in women of other states
Mrs. Livingston stated that there ver.
three fundamental things that had ,ed
up to the desire for franchise on III,
part of women, as follows: /, the ONT.
growth of their religious training. ,
school education, giving equal oppor.
tunities to women as to men from ,ba
lower grades to the college; 8. the new
adjustment of conditions in the indus,
trial world.
But they realize that they canno
reach their highest ideals in the church
or in education. AS they realize the biz
problems in the industrial world to bs
adjusted they see power to help them
in the ballot. She stated that women
will have 100 years of man. made leg.
islation to make over, but" she said
women are well equipped for the max.
ing over business. Women are not re-
flecting upon legislation as men have
made it but they think that they can
make it better"
Mrs. Livingston then spoke of the
things in Maine in opposition to tbs
giving of the ballot, this opposition
being the same as is met in all states
And she stated that next week when
she goes to West Virginia to get the
there fairly started the on.
position will be the same. In very
fair manner she answered the objec.
tiOnS that women do not know enough
to vote, that the ballot would bring
in the bad women as we'll as the good
that women are not fitted physically
for the burden Of citizenship, that
women do not know anything about
tariff. that women would be out of then
particular realm and that there Is no
Bible for it.
After her talk Mrs. Livingston an.
swered a number of questions regard
ing woman's suffrage that were asked
by members of the audience Her talk
was thoroughly appreciated and en-.
joyed by all.
Previous to Mrs. Livingston's talk
Mrs. Carl Sturgis rendered several or
gan selections, which won favor with
all. A collection Was taken to defray
expenses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
LESLIE S|M0NDS,
A CR0TT0 VICTIM, ,
DIES At Dexter

Dexter, Me-, April 1s-Leslie H. ST.
monds, the sole survivor of the tragedy
that shocked eastern Maine on Dec. 16
when Frank Grotto shot and killed his
wife, Clara Grotto, and Arthur SimondS
and wounding Leslie Simonds, then turn
ing the gun on himself, died at Fayscott
Inn, Dexter, Saturday night Indirectly
this means that four people are dead as
the result of Grotto's insane act.
Leslie Simonds was wounded in the
back at the time of the shooting, escap-
ing instant death by lodging behind a
table. He had not been in good health
since receiving this wound and. taken
with the grief he felt at the death of his
brother he fell an easy prey to pneumo-
mia last week, dying Saturday night.
The remains were taken to Pittsfield
Monday morning for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19

Bradford, r. l., April 1S.-The total OF
deaths by the rear-end collision OF trains
here last night remained at five tonight,
a search of the ruins having failed to
disclose more bodies. All the injured are
expected to recover.
Coroner Everett H. Kingsley of Wester-
ly, the public utilities commission and the
railroad officials began separate lnqui-
ries today. Charles H. Mansfield, engl-
neer of the Gilt Edge Express. which ran
into the rear car Of the local train. was
summoned to New London late in the aft
ernoon to attend the hearing conducted
by the roads investigators. He was
still there tonight but was expected TO
return here tomorrow to appear at the
coroner's inquest. The coroner's invest
igation was conducted behind closed
doors and no information as to its pro-
gress was given out. The public utlii-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
The U. S. STEEL CO..
GRANT ANOTHER
WAGE ADVANCE

New York, April 1s.-The United
States Steel Corporation today an
nounced another advance in the wages
of its employees amounting to 10 per
cent. effective May l. This follows a
10 per cent. advance made in Febru
ary. Both together represent a total
increase in wage payments of between
$40 900 900 and s3O,000,000.
I'm view of the continuance of the
prosperous conditions" read a state
ment by Ebert II. Gary, chairman of
the corporation, afte" a meeting of the
finance committee, today, 1T has been
decided to make advances in wage
rates of our iron and steel companies
of about 10 per cent, to take effect
May l."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
GERMANS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY
IN so. CAROLINA
Suspected of Epsionage - Pro.
duce $4,000 Each to Disproye
Vagrancy Charge

Savannah. Ga, April 1s.-Three men,
said to be Germans, but whose names
were not given out. were arrested today
at Hardeville. S. c., al the request Of
Lieut.. A. P. Cronkhite. United States en-
gineer corps. who suspected them of es-
pionage. search of the prisoners. it
was said, revealed that they were in pos
session of maps giving minute details of
fortifications and roads along this sec
ton Of the coast and carried an elabor-
ate photogra phic outfit.
A charge Of vagrancy on which the men
were taken into custody was changed to
a charge of being suspicious characters
when each of the three produced $1,000 to
disprove the vagrant charge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
PORTLAND men
LEAD DOUBLES
IN TOURNAMENT

Washington, April 1S.-The Hudson
ten-pin team of Hoboken, n. j., set a
new high mark for ten-pin rolling in
the Atlantic coast bowling tournament
tonight with the score 2S57. The I'm
perials Of Elizabeth. N. j., rolled 2735
and are in fourth place.
Boston candlepin bowlers forged in
to the lead in that class tonight. Poh-
Ter and Mckee rolling 655 for first
place, Boyce and Green 595 for third
and Walsh and Taylor 577 for fourth.
The only leaders left in the candle
Din doubles are Hartley and Brooks Of
Portland, Me-, second with 602 and
Beck and Thompson Of Portland fifth
with q score Of 572.
In the candlepin seconds, A. Millar.
Boston, rolled into second place with
329 and Mckee, Boston, rolled 323 for
fourth place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19

But FIVE DEATHS KNOWN
IN BRADFORD TRAIN WRECK
Search of Ruins Fails to Disclose More Bodies
Separate Inquiries Begun

ties board, after viewing the scene Of the
accident. postponed action in view Of the
prospect of federal investigation.
Late tonight part of burned torso
taken from one of the charred cars and
taken to a local undertaking shop to
await identification was claimed by Mrs.
Howard Particle as that of her husband,
fireman in the employ of the company.
Particle had gone to Boston to take an
examination for promotion to engineer
and was returning on the local train
When he failed to report for duty this
morning at New London inquiries were
started. Tonight Mrs. Particle visited the
undertaking rooms and identified her
husbands body by a piece of his coat, a
fragment of his underwear and by the
blackened back of his watch
Particle was 80 years old and had been
fireman on the road for L years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
COURT QUASHES
ANOTHER CHARGE
AGAINST OSBORNE

White Plains, y. Y, April 1s.-The
charge of immortality contained in the in.
dictment against Thomas Mott Osborne,
former warden of Sing Sing prison, was
stricken out today. Supreme Court Jus
tice Platt, granting a motion made BY
Osborne's counsel, ruled that the grand
jury which last December investigated
the prison reformer's administration in
tended to charge only misdemeanors.
whereas the count quashed today alleges
4 felony.
The original indictment contained five
charges Of neglect of duty and one Of I'M
morality. Three of these have now been
stricken out on various motions by Os-
borne's attorneys.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19

Washington to release from custody
Wolfe Won Igel, secretary to Capt.
Franz Won Papen,' recalled military
attache Of the German embassy, upon
the ground that he is member of the
staff of the German embassy. and
therefore immune from arrest. Won
Igel was arrested earlier in the day
by federal agents on a warrant charg-
ing completely in the alleged plot to
blow up the Welland canal, Canadian
waterway.
Surprised Capt. OffIey
Capt. William B. Offiey, chief of the
local division of the Department of
Justice, whose agents took Won Igel in
to custody, declared that the action of
the State department was entirely un-
expected.
The prisoner is not in my custody
now" he said, but in the hands of the
courts, and if he is to be released there
is nothing for me to do in the matter
The claim advanced by the German am.
bassador that Won Igel is member nf
his staff and therefore immune from
arrest is more than a surprise to me
Hdu uiiucIStoou tlldl NOIl ISei > IeSdl
status had been decided in Washington
some days before the arrest was made.
Capt. Off1ey admitted that his agents
had confiscated valuable papers from
Capt. Won Papen's former office. where
Won Igel was arrested after a strug-
gle. and said that he would retain them
unless ordered by his superiors to re-
store them to the German ambassador
Won Igel, together with Capt Won
Papen, Capt. Hans Tauscher, American
agent for the krupps and two others
were indicted yesterday by a federal
grand jury charged with conspir:ng to
destroy the canal
When arrested Won Igel claimed inn
munity. asserting he was a member of
Ambassador Won Bernstorff's staff and
that the federal agents had invaded
German territory. He repeated this
claim when taken before Federal Judge
Howe, and demanded the return of Off
cial papers which he alleged had been
removed from a safe by the federal
agents.
Won Igel refrained from comment,
when arraigned later. His counsel did
not attempt to discuss the propriety of
their clients arrest, but entered plea
for relatively small bail. and the post
ponement of pledaing for week. Both
pleas were granted and the prisoner
was released in $4,000 bail.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-19
SIR SAM HUGHES
NOT TO RESIGN
FROM HIS OFFICE
Canadian Minister of Militia
Greeted by Cheers at
Ottawa

Ottawa, Ont, April 1s.-Sir Sam
Hughes will not resign as minister of
militia, he said in the House of Com
mons today, during the royal commits
sions investigation OF the charges that
abnormal profits were allowed in the
awarding of fuse contracts by the
Canadian Shell Commission. Greeted
with cheering upon his appearance in
the House, Sir Sam in his promised
statement, made in CT DIVIDED chambers,
announced that he had passed his de-
partment over to the prime minister
for admission during the inquiry. The
latter, he promised, would be full and
complete, as he intended to devote all
his time to assisting the royal COM
mission.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, leader Of the
opposition, asked if Sir Sim was still
a member of the government in view
of the transferral of his department in
to other hands Premier Borden said
in reply that Sir Sam still held his
post.
Sir Sam said that when he heard
charges had been made against thu
shell commission he boarded the first
steamer for home. He then described
the shell situation in the early stage
of the war. Manufacturers, he added
could not be induced to step in and
help the empire because they lacked
confidence and there also was a short
age of raw material. Later however
when money began to circulate more
freely, thousands We're anxious to get
into the game" of manufacturing
shells. AS he understood the charges,
he said, s1,500,000 was paid to pro-
moters who could not produce shells
The fact, however, he declared, was
that two companies taking contracts
spent $6,O00,O00 and employed 5000
men and, while they had met with diff
culties. they had done better than any
other concerns in North America
So pleased was the British govern
ment that it had given one concern an
order for 100000 four fuses and the other
an order for 100000 fuses.
Regarding Col. J. Wesley Allison"
said Sir Sam, "he is respected by the
manufacturers of the United States and
" 90 f1o IuSii SHtitlcu W HIS pTOIIS OH lN0
fuses as man manufacturing sausages
or boots.''
General Hughes declared it would be
shown to the commission of inquiry that
Col. Allison had not taken a dollar of
improper profit or commission, but that
he had saved millions for the allied gov
ernents by the manner in which he had
forced down prices for shells and fuses.
He declared that there had been no di-
vision of profits among B.. F. Yoakum,
E. B. Caldwell and E. w. Bassick of New
York. but that these men had organized
big plants to fill the fuse contracts given
and that they had accepted cash ad-
vances of only Is per cent. when the rate
Of Russian, French and British advances
was 25 per cent.
In closing. Gen. Hughes rebuked Par
Lament for "quibbling over foundation
less trfies when more grave affairs re-
quired their consideration"