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New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
MOOSE CONVENTION
 ID BE IN CHICAGO
ProgreSSiVeS to Assemble Concur
 rently With G. O.P. on June

Chicago, Jan. 12-Most of the members of the progressive national committee and party leaders left for their homes today after deciding last night to hold the national convention in Chicago on June 7, concurrentiy with the republican national conven- ton.
 Alter the completion of the work of the committee, many of the lead CTS expressed the opinion that the way had been opened for common leadership of the progressive and re- publican parties
 Next Gathering in New York.
 The next progressive gathering will be held in New York City.
 Progressive leaders declared that there would be no amalgamation with the republican party even in the event of both partis choosing the sam presidential candidate The progress sive party plans to nominate a na- tional ticket at it's convention in June.
 
 that if the republicans will nominate Roosevelt or any other man. who is regarded as unobjectionable and will incorporate in it's platform the salient features of the progressive princi- pies, both parties will unite on the same candidates in Chicago next June.
 Perkins Views.
 In discussing the declaration Of principles adopted by the commit tee, George w: Perkins of New York Said:-
 "The declaration issued by the na- tional committee means just what it says. It was prepared with great care. There is nothing of bluff or threat in it. It is an honest and fair statement of the situation. We are all hoping that both the pro- gressive and the republican parties will agree on @ candidate, and it ne- cessarily will not have to be Colonel Roosevelt. We are not thinking of the name just now, for the convention is several months away and in these days, when things are moving so fast and conditions are changing so rapid ly, we cannot know who might be ueerned the pest man TOT the place when the time comes.'
 III. Knox Smith Chairman.
 The declaration of principles adopt ed by a sub-c committee consisting of ed by a sub-committe consisting of Herbert Knox Smith of Connecticut, chairman; Chester H. Powell of Cal ifornia; w. H. Childs of New York and William Allen White of Kansas.
 The motion to hold the party con- vention in Chicago, June 7, was pas sed by a unanimous vote after Ma tional Committeeman E. Griffith of Washington withdrew his objection after voting for a later date.
 The detailed arrangement of the progressive convention were referred to the executive committee of which George W. Perkins of New York is chairman. He said that the executive
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12

nations disappeared from the eaA without adequate protest or fective resistencese; It, first an1s American. administrations, has sh the supine spirit whose sure so6 quence is the contempt of the woS
 "Our people are becoming impata of leaders who hold that comfA prosperity and material welfare above honor, self-sacrifice and ps9 otism. We need a re-awakenings older Americanism, of our beliefI those things that our country and flag stand for. Our people are sd ing leadership-lead of highest order and most couragd character; leadership that will dra1 itself for the country's benefit, unselfish and patriotic services of ablest citizens. They are demand that principles and policies shalll proclaimed and carried out by a I who has the wisdom to formul them and the manhood to fight them.
 Invitation to Republicans.
 "Keenly active to this, we call national convention of the progl sive party to assemble in Chicagd the same time the republican part to assemble there. yWe9 takea action, believing .that the. way to cure for our country the requi leadership will be by having, if | sible, both the progressive and rep lican parties choose the same standl bearer and the same principles.
 are confident that the rank and of the republican party and the T large, independent vote of this col try, will support such an effort
 t'We pledge ourselves to appro| the consideration of the issues volved in such an effort without desire to revive partisan bitternl If the republican contention is sponsible to the patriotic spirit | brought the republican party sa being and that made it dominantY half a century; if it meet this crisid the spirit of broad patriotism | rises above partisanship, the effort a common leadership will be succd full ~ N
 "As a result, when the conyentiI Of the two parties adjourn, the Spa of confidence and victory for the leI CT thus selected and the principles which he is committed will, in itsI go far toward insuring victory in \ vember. Should the effort fail, the sponsibility for the result will not fl on the progressive national convent or on the voters who supported pI gressive candidates in 1912
 "They, when called upon again| do so, will, as firmly, refuse to sI render to party machines. The sponsibility will rest on other sho| ders than ours, and this will be apparent to the voters of the cotl try as to result in victory for the rl tional progressive party in next fal election In this turning point worlds history, we will not stick details. We will lay aside part1sas ship and prejudice. But we will neg surrender those principles for wnW we stand and have stood We VIII low only a leader who we know st for them and is able to put
 through"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12

committee would meet in New York
 within two weeks to complete the ar and issued the formal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
READY TO MEET
PUBLISHERS
CON Ference ON
PAPER SHORT ACE

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE execu-
tive committee OF the News PRINT
Manufacturer Association notified
the Federal Trade Commission today
that it was ready to meet a committee
OF Newspaper publishers to discuss
means Of regulating the distribution
OF white paper 10 that small publish
ers may suffer no injustice and may
be relieved Of the prospect of sus.
pending publication which many of
them are said to face because of the
paper shortage
A suggestion by the Trade Commits
sion that manufacturing machines
now engaged on other grades of paper
be transferred temporarily to news
print was rejected as impracticable
and to the further proposal that fac
tories be operated on Sundays to re-
lieve the shortage the committee re-
piled that efforts to induce labor
unions to sanction Sunday operation
had failed. The commission will en-
deavor to secure appointment of a
committee of publishers to take up
these subjects and others with the
manufacturers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
HUGHES FLYER
MAKING RECORD
TIME TO CHICAGO

Cleveland, Sept. 1s.-The special train
carrying Charles E. Hughes on his second
presidential campaign trip pulled into
Cleveland tonight at 7.30 o'clock, having
made the trip from New York in less than
12a hours at an average speed Of 50 miles
an hour including stops At Buffalo, 1s2
miles from Cleveland. the Hughes special
had beaten the running time Of the fast
est express on the line by almost 30 min
utes. The Hughes special stayed in Cleve-
land only long enough to change engines
and left for Chicago, where 1t was due
to arrive early tomorrow morning, leaving
shortly thereafter for Peoria. Ill. Mr.
Hughes will address the Republican state
convention. The nominee will leave Peo-
ria at noon for Springfield, ILL.,. where
he will make an afternoon speech at the
state fair. He will leaye Springfield at II
P. NJ. to tour through Wisconsin.
Mr.. Hughes while in Indianapolis next
Sunday win be the house guest Of Charles
W. Fairbanks, the vice presidential nom-
inee
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
REPLY
ON MAIL SEIZURE
ON ITS way HERE

Washington. Sept. 1S.-Great Brit
ans reply to the American note pro-
testing against seizure and censorship
or neutral mails Is on its way to
washington and Is understood to be
largely a repetition of arguments in
1ustification of the policy Of the al
lies contained in a preliminary mem
orandum received here last February.
The protest of the United States
made May. rs. declared that "only a
radical change in the present British
ana French policy restoring to the
United States its full rights as a neu-
trail power will satisfy this govern
ment"
At the British embassy today it was
stated that the allies desired to
tighten the censorship as much AZ
possible and that it was with this end
In view that the series Of conferences
to be held in New York this week be-
tween leading American exporters and
Sir Richard Crawford, trade adviser
OF the embassy. had been arranged.
Embassy officials specifically de-
Eied cable reports from Berlin that
Great Britain had suspended cable
communication to Holland and Den
mark and virtually had cut off mail
communication between those coun :
tries and the outside world.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
The Sensation Of War
Machines, the 'Tank" Is
Built in the United States

These rails are in short sections jolnted
which actually lays them down with their
belt attachment as the tractor moves
ahead and picks them up again, so that
the car runs on its own self-made track
continuously. The short joints in the
rails make II easy to turn to right or left.
The Running Gear
The body is supported by trucks with
five wheels, something like small railroad
trucks. These wheels never touch the
ground, but run upon the steel rails. In
the ordinary tractor about seven feet of
belt and rails is on the ground at one
time. The machine will bridge any trench
that is not wider than the length Of track
It laid on the ground at one time.
The bow" might hit the far side
of the trench far below the top and
the stern would undoubtedly sink a
little, but the tenacity of the tractor,
he declared. would enable it to go
ahead and climb out.
The width of the track used on the
machines sent to England was "a
inches The ground pressure is about
three pounds per square inch where a
3O-inch track is used. or less than
that of the foot of either man or horse.
1t is suggested that the British au-
thorities probably had heightened the
track on the tractors used in trench
work, giving them even greater power
to surmount obstacles.
We've been making these tractors
for the British government for long
time" said the official, land have not
talked much about it.. Since their re-
cent use in storming trenches I have
seen published reports that led me to
believe the secret would come out
anyway pretty soon. 50 decided it
might as well be told now"
Tried in Amerioa
Although he would not discuss the
matter it was understood the United
States War department Is experiment.
ing with the armored tractors some-
what like those now in use on the
British battle line.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
WINTHROP

Mr.. and Mrs. George Griffin. who
have been passing their honeymoon at
Idle Wilde. returned Sunday to their
home in Boston.
There were four generations repre-
sented at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Titus Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. c..
H. Bailey. who have II living children
scattered from Maine to California,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Titus, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Titus and little Miss Helen
Pearl Titus. Other Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Titus were Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Bailey of Augusta, Albert Bailey
and daughter Emma of Providence, r.
l., and Mrs. Frank Hammond and
daughter, Burdena.
Mrs. Mary Waldron, who has been
passing the summer at Brookside,
went to Lewiston Saturday as the
guest of Miss Harriet Eleveth.
About Is were present at the corn
roast held at Idle Wilde Saturday eve
ming After all had partaken of roast
ed corn and butter, dancing and
games were in order in the amuse-
ment hall until late hour.
Lillian Tuttle, who, has been with
Mrs. Minnie Titus through the sum-
mer, left for Bethel,5 where she has
employment with Mrs. Nelson Spring
err -lr
Abe Brooks and A. Copp started last
Friday with five horses for Dead
River, where they will work numbering
for w. G. Taylor. III
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
MANEUVERS FOR
THE CAPTURE OF
NEW BRAUNFELS

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 1s.-The field
maneuvers for the capture of New Braun
fels, feature of the march Of the 18th
division from here to Austin, opened to-
day. Brig. Gen. Richardson. command
ing 1000 troops, is defending the city from
the attack" of some 10000 troops under
command of Brig. Gen. Henry A. Green.
Contact between patrols OF the attack
ing division and the main body Of defend
ers occurred when a cavalry patrol ap-
preached the right flank Of Gen. Rich
ardson's troops, occupying a commanding
position to the northwest of New Braun
fels. A heavy cloud of dust some four
miles distant indicated where the main
body Of the attacking force was advanc-
ing The tactical plans worked out by
Gen. Richardson provide for forcing an
attack on his right flank.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
PISHON'S FERRY

Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mitchell were in
Cornviile Sunday the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Smith.
Mrs Eva Shean of Fort Fairfield
was a week end guest of Mrs. Annie
Holt
Charles Wheeler of Orange, Mass,
was a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Seldom Manson.
Ruei Austin of East Skewhegan was
in town Friday on business.
Ernest Alexander of Augusta was
a business caller in town Saturday.
Miss Sadie. Lewis passed the day
Friday in Skowhegan, calling on
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Chase and two
sons. Manlcy and Lee, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Lewis went Sunday to
Smithheld. making the trip in the
Chase car.
Miss Sadie Lewis was hostess We'd
nesday afternoon to the members of
the r. E. Club. There was a good at
tendance. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Mrs. John Rainey and her mother.
Mrs. Ray from Winslow, were week.
end guests of Mrs. Alfred Hilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Holt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Emery Of Waterville
have gone to Northport, where they
will pass a few days at the Holt cot
tage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
WASHINGTON

W. E. Overlook returned from Lowell,
Mass, Saturday night where he had
been to accompany the remains Of the
late Mrs. Caroline Bonner for burial in
her family lot at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lessener and
daughter and Mrs. Lessener's sister,
all of Philadelphia, Pa, who have
been visiting his father, W. c. Less
ner and his grandmother, Mrs. Aldana
Lessner, returned to their home
Thursday. Mr. Lessner is in the Unit
ed States navy.
Mrs. BENZ. Stackpole Of Augusta, who
has been here to attend the funeral of
her husbands aunt, Mrs. Bonner, has
returned home.
Mrs. Charles E. Savage, who recent
ly returned from the Augusta hospital,
is again seriously ill.
Herbert F.. Farrar was in Rockland
on business last week for a few days.
Mrs. Caroline Howes Bonner died
at the residence of her nephew, Harry
Alvin Howes, Sunday, Sept. 10. Flu
neral services were held at the above
residence Tuesday afternoon, Mission
ary W. E. Overlook officiating. Inter-
ment was made in the Edison Gene
terry, Lowell, Mass.
DR.. S. B. Overlook Of Pomfret, Ct.
who has been visiting his father. Ma
thaniel Overlook, has returned home.
Rev. John B.. Howard has gone to
the hospital at Rockland where he
will have his foot treated.
The Masonic installation of Mt. Oil
vet Lodge will be held at their hall
Thursday evening, Sept. q.
Angelo Howard, Jr., is working for
Rev. John B. Howard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
SAY GERMANS
WOULD FORCE
BELGIAN LOAN

Washington, Sept. 1s.-A protest al
leging that German military authori-
ties are attempting to force a loan of
1,oeo. .o0O, 600 francs $2,000,o00) from the
Belgian banks and that NJ. earlier. di-
rector Of the National Bank of Bel
gium has been imprisoned because Of
his refusal to consent tofthe loan, was
filed at the state department today by
the Belgian legation.
In a statement the legation declared
that it's advices confirm the informa-
ton concerning the seizure by the
Germans Of private capital in Belgian
banks and show at the same time the
utter contempt in which the German
government holds the international
laws and the inyiolability Of private
property"
State department officials have. not
indicated that they considered the con-
troversy one in which the United
States should intervene.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19

oash.aron. Sept. lS.--The British
tanks" the armored motor cars used
IN recent assaults on German trenches in
northern France so successfully as to at
tract worldwide attention. were built for
the most part in Peoria, ILL.,, in the form
Of caterpillar tractors designed many
years before the war began, to solve some
Of the difficult problems of modern farm
ng EXCEPT for their armor. their ma
chine guns and their crew, thousands like
them are in use today in the United
States in plowing, digging trenches and
other labor less heroic than war.
vice president of a manufacturing
company explained here today that it
Vas machines made by his company at
its feora plant that had hurdled Ger
man trenches, walked through forests
and crawled ever shell craters in the face
Of intense gun fire.
We have sold about 1000 caterpillar
tractors TO the British government, said
his man I'VE have had nothing to do
with putting armor on them or placing
machine guns; but some of our men at
Aldershot Eng nd, recently were noti-
led that the British gCvernp1ent intended
TO arm some of the tractors and use
them for work other than the usual tow
ing of big guns
Some Used in Germany
Germany had some of these tractors
before the war began and. although I do
net understand just how it occurred, 1
believe she may have got others since.
We have sent some to France and GONE
10 Russia. SO far as l know, up until
the recent appearance of the armored
cars the tractors were used only to tow
big guns. understood that Germany
used about 40 Of them in this work before
Llese early in the war Id recent photo
graphs show that the British are using
some OF them no. for the same purpose.
he said he did not know how many Of
ue 1000 tractors sent to England had
0een armored and put in service as land
oattleships, nor did he know what equip
ment the British war Office had placed
upon cars to be used in this work.
Power Of the Tractor
II is irue,' he said, that these trac-
ofs can go over almost anything or
through almost anything. They can strad-
Vie trench. go through swamp, rcli
o'er logs OF climb through shell Lraters
IKE car of JuggeInaut. 1t looks un-
fanny to see them crawl along the ground
!us' Ike huge caterpillar. In a thick
ioFest If they encountered trees which
mey could not brush out of their sway
'nev could easily be usel to uproot them
a'" clear their own paths
Inc tractors sent to England weighed
s00ut N,coo pounds ,each, develop 12)
horsepower and are built of steel. TIL.
caterpillar feature. he explained. is Of
%e utmost Importance. Speaking broad
W the tractor crawls on two belts. with
wrrugated surfaces. one o. either side of
we oody The corrugated, surface is on
ue ground. On the inside of the belts,
VI each side Of the body. are two lines
VI steel rails. making four lines in all.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
THE REAL LADY" SUCCESSFUL
IN TW0-YEAR-0LD RACE Event

Columbus. Sept. 1S.-Three of the
''u' 1avorites in this afternoons
spen'hs races of the Columbus Grand
o"cuit meeting were from the Muir
M ras stable Only the most pronounced
sss Inc Real Lady. was successful.
sne took the Horse Review Futurity
W. two-year-old trotters in straight
aes. getting no real opposition from
wen ss Emma MCGOWAN that was twice
oond' ~ Don Mcdonald, the Indianap-
.ss .'s driver. had in charge the horses
%a. .a defeated the other Murphy first
saolces. s. Miss Harris NJ, won the King
IKE .sa Tor PAGERS. She was a strong
heoono horse to Roam Hal. The first
Ss at was won away from him by
Wsoe Densmore. fresh from the Great
western Circuit.
4, MISS Harris NJ, after finishing NTH
n. - tne nrst heat, stepped away in the
TsA' one and won it in 2:02 3-4. the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
TROY

Mrs. Julia A. Getchell of New Haven.
Ct. has been visiting friends in Water
vile and is now the guest of Mrs. Clary
and Mrs. Chase at Troy Corner
All roads lead to Unity this week as the
annual fair takes place on Tuesday and
Wednesday,. Public schools are to be
closed on Wednesday that all who can
do so may attend.
Miss Clare Linscott leaves home on
Wednesday to enter her second year in
Mason Institute.
Mrs NJ v. B. Mitchell is having quite
extensive repairs made on her stable and
having water piped into it. w L. Rand
is the carpenter and George Garcelon did
the blasting needed through a ledge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
HANDS BADLY BURNED
Howard Bailey Painfully Injured Mon
day Night at Car Barn

Howard Bailey, night foreman at the
car barn Of the Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Street Railway Co. on low
er State street, was severely burned
on the hands at about 10: 80 Monday
night by getting them in contact with
some Of the wires of a car under which
he was working. He had gone into the
pit under the car. carrying an extern
sion light in his right hand. ana as he
reached up with his left hand 1t came
in contact with the wire which runs
from the trolley to the cable that con-
meets with the motors. The hand was
severely scared both on the palm and
the back. and the right hand was also
burned on the back but not as badly as
the left. A surgeon was called and the
hands dressed. and although the in
juries were very painful 1t is not
thought that Mr.. Bailey will be dis
abled for any length Of time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
ORDER ARMENIAN
REFUGEES TO move

Washington, Sept 1s.-The Armeni-
ans of Asia Minor who took refuge in
great numbers at Aleppo when exiled
recently by the Turks. now have been
ordered to leave the new locality they
have chosen for a home. according to
dispatches reaching official circles here
today. The step is In line with series
of repressive moves adopted by the
Ottoman government ana il believed
by many diplomats here to be direct
ed toward ridding tho Near East en-
tirely of ArmenianS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19

members OF the garrison, who had
participated in an Independence day
celebration, rallied. Rifles were use
less in the hand to hand street nxhtins
winch followed, the reports said. Pis-
lots and bare fists were used, as the
two commands struggled through the
early morning hours in the rain. When
finally the artillery fire, which Gener-
al Trevino directed from Santa Rosa,
fortified hill to the west Of the city.
had forced the villistas to retire, they
left the streets behind them covered
with their dead.
Search today was being made
among the bodies in an attempt to
identity prominent outlaw leaders and
especial effort was being made to md
trace of Jose Inez Saiazar, known as
the perpetual revolutionist," who was
held in the penitentiary on a charge
of treason and released in the attack.
The bandits had made an orderly
retreat into the outskirts Of the city.
according to dispatches. when they
again came into the line OF govern
ment artillery fire, this time from the
twin hills of Nombre De>>Dios The
retreat Immediately became a rout.
Rumors current here that a part of
the Carranza garrison had joined VIII
la were denied at the Juares COM
1t being asserted that all
were warm in their praise
of the government troops for their
loyalty in the action.
Physicians attending General Tre-
xyinn yubn n }y1AA q in
arm In the action. said today that his
injuries were slight. it was an
nounced.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
SOLON

SOUTH-Mrs. Martha Wilson of East
Madison was the guest last week Of her
sister, Mrs. Clara Jewett.
A son was born Sept. 13 to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Adams Mrs. Lydia Roweli
is the nurse and Miss Levia Davis IL do
ing the housework.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard Hunnewell Of
Madison were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Inez Byther of Pittsfleld 10 visit
ing at the homo Of her brother, Scott Nc
Callister.
Bernice, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mont
Forbus, Is Ill.
Several from this vicinity attended the
cattle show and fair at Enbden Saturday.
Lee Forbus and Elma Davis are pass
Ing few days In Abbot.