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POLAND A WATERY JUNGLE.
" OGDEN HHrriers Replace Trrrrhc.
IN Region Near IipnU.

l.ipNo. Russian Poland. May 3 Cvia
Pc,rpgrad and London. May III have
-e-u mud before. but never a Land like
this. where To step aside from the new
made military road means immediate
drowning in a CHASTITY bog A single
thrust Of a spade In the ground reaches
water.
Here through this watery .uuEl. roads
ar" laid out as with a ruler. across
old ba,;lefelds where whole brigades
stopped dead in the swamps. but where
now a continual transport w.aves 10
and fro with the regularity Of a well
managed railway.
Al the front itself. where the old
trenches of the former fighting show
as crumbling channels filled with blacz
peat water. the trenches are now re-
placed by massive wooden barriers. re-
enforced by banks OF earth and fur
nished with plank walks. Everywhere
there were heavy t!mbe board walks
which replaced the former communica-
tion trenches. There were neat and solid
structures OF logs and green branches
instead of dugouts.
The whole army has been lifted three
feet OF the ground and the battlefield
is paved with wood.
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ONLY COLONEL IS FIT FOR
PRESIDENT, WRITES EDISON
Inventor Expresses His Views in Letter to the Roosevelt
Non-partisan League, Which Brings Warm
Thanks From Oyster Bay.

OYSTER bar. l.. l., May 12.-Thomas
A.. Edison has come out for Col. Roose-
welt for President. He has expressed his
opinion Of the Colonel's fitness In Wig
orous terms. and In the letter In which
he makes his views known. which he
has sent to the Roosevelt Non-partisan
League. he declares that Col. Roosevelt
is the only man to be considered at this
time.
Mr.. Edison's conviction IL Significant
in the light OF his connection with the
Wilson Administration a. chairman Of
the Naval Consulting Board formed by
Secretary o. the Navy Daniels and his
close friendship for Henry Ford. ad-
vocate Of paciism. The letter follows:
ORANGE. y. j.. May 10. 1916,
Mr. Cup Emerson. Secretary Roosevelt
Non-pdrttsdn League.
IL Vanderbilt Arenuc. NsW York:
Answering your question as to my
views OF Col. Roosevelt for u next
President. { would say that I believe
he Ia absolutely the ONLY man that
should be considered at this crucial
period.
He has more rea, craftsmanship. a
better grasp of the most important
needs Of this country and greater en-
ecutive ability to handle the big inter-
national problems that will arise at
the close Of the war than all the other
proposed candidates put together.
His energy. capacity and vast ex-
perience in large AFFAIRS Of State n
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SIX BATTLESHIPS
PLACED IN RESERVE
They Will Be- Kept Ready for
Emcrgcnry-.\tlantic Fleet
Being RrOrganizcd.

WAy'iINGroN. MAJ ia icorgdniza-
iiou az the Atlantic ba,tleshp fleet has
been begun by putting six battleships OF
the older type ia reserve to provide COM
Elements for TIA. new observation-disclosures
Nevada. oklahoma and PENNSYLVANIA.
The Pennsylvania will be delivered At
Newport News on luue I and VIII ne
fitted out at Norfolk, st rs To he ready
Cor service ON June -. The recognized
fleet win lie composed Of sixteen fighting
uu,is. with an increase nf sin dcstroyers
ana three submarines.
The battlcships placed In reserve are
the New Jersey. Virginia. Rhode island
and Nebraska &. tie BOSTON Navy Yard,
the Counecticut at Philadelphia and the
Louisiana at Norfoll,. Th..o ships VIII.
however. y. maintained ready for SER
vice within four days and no repair
work l. SO be- undertaken thdt would
amt, them FOR eucrn"ucE.
They Viii retain A. per cent. of their
vows. The officers remaining aboard
wfll include thu comm sioned officer.
ordnance officer. engineer. four line Of
urers and a proper proportion OF gun
MONITORS and petiV officers 20 max" u
easy to- pit luy ~ the Ships In active
service without undue delay.
Scrr.iaty Daniels intends Ia use these
six shit-. after overhauliIg and repair
work has been completed. in connection
with the naval programme.
The Connecticut. besides general over
hsulins. is in need OF repair work on
her boilers Tn. Louisiana Is III a
similar condition ard Will also have the
foundations of her smart bearings
strcngthencl An of tn" ships of the
Lnuisiauu-conrecti,ut class have nae
trouble. with their shafts.
\ boaid OF naval officers was APP
point-d some time ago to investigate
this tr.'uhl-. and after tests conductet
bv the battleship Minnesota II was de-
cided that certain work was necessar.
10 prevent the eXtrew" vibration whicf
was found 10 he the cause OF tn" trouble
Admiral BENSON. Chief OF Operations
"A, the Navy Department, aid to-da,
| thai, the six ships placed In reserve
would have ammunition aboard ant
would he ready TO join the fleet at forty
| eight, hours noticc-four days a. tn
mos,-m case their services were re
ouiIcI.
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To HAVE A FLOATING HOTEL.
Steamer ma to House Con-
yentton Visitors.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE irst floating
hos,elry to accommodate a part OF the
overflow Of visitors during convention
week was commissioned to-day by Fred
W. Upham, chairman Of the local com
m,t,ee OF arrangements OF the Repup-
,ican National Committee. II IL the
steamer Alabama Of the Goodrich Tran
sit Company Line,
The "Hotel Alabama" will start on its
new career June Z. when guests VIII
he registered az In the manner OF lar
Iubbern. The boat will remain In this
service through June ~.
8. NJ. FELTON,. president Of the Chicago
Great Western Railway, made the hrst
reservation for convention week aboard
the Alabama. The cabin capacity Of the
vessel In 27?.
Possession Of the Coliseum was for
mally taken to-day by william +. stone
serseant-at.arms Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and convention. Ma
tional headquarters will be formally
opened next Monday. when Secretary
James II. Reynolds - scheduled to ar
rive, Chairman Hillss 70 sx0sctsd Il
arrive . week later.
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WILSON AND 7. R.
JERSEYS CHOICES
Canvass Of Primary Shows
Roosevelt Far i'm Lead ON
Republican Ballot.
81 VOTES FOR FORD

TRENTON. y. j.. May IA V
maries held here on April - shows THAT
Woodrow Wilson and Theodore l.oCse-
welt led in the choices for President. as
announced by Secretary Of state Thomas
+. Martin to-day. III addition to cN-
pressing "A choice for President votes
were cast for delegates at large and
district delegates To both the Republican
and Democratic conventions.
Although the Democrats fled a petit
ton nominating Woodrow wilson for the
Presidency, the Republicans neglected to
take advantage of the law in this re-
spect and in some instances opportunity
was not given to the voters OF that party
to express their preference.
In the Democratic primaries Presi-
dent Wilson received 25.to7 votes. The
vote for Presidential preference on the
Republican ballot was mo- or less scat
ter;ng. The Republican choice fnr Pres
ident was as follows: Theodore Roosc-
welt. 1856 Justice Hughes. $50 Henry
Ford. s.. and E!ihu Root 81.
Gov. Fielder was IN. high candidate
for delegate at larg, and Representative
Thomas j. Scnlly of South Amtoy re-
ceived the lowest numbe ~ votes in the
Democratic primaries. David Baird OF
Camden ran high in ,hc Republican pr
maries and Ira \. Kip. Jr.. was low man
for delegate at large to the Republican
convention.
The vote for delegates at large to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
MAY THOMPSON ASKS DIVORCE.
star Dancer In 'k atinka" Trai1rd
Uusbn nd and woman to Hotel.

Mrs. May Thompson Polachek, sta
dancer in "Katinka' under the nane
Of Ma Thompson. asked Justice Dom
nelly yesterday for a divorce from Julian
A.. Polachek. to whom she was married
in MAY. 1913.
The evidence showed hat detectives
employed 10y Mrs. Thompson followed
Polachek and "A woman who Was not
named to the Imperial Hotel on January
90 las, and obtained entrance 10 the
room 10y posing AZ plumbers looking for
a leak in the steam pipes. The young
woman. said to he a dancer in MaXin's.
was in night attire and Polachek was
partly d!srobed.
The court reserved decision. When
she left the courtroom the dancer de-
clin.d to confirm q Broadway story that
she is contemplating matrimony with
"A theatrical manager II the divorce Is
granted.
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BAKER SAYS PEACE
WILL PREVAIL HERE
Brings Message Direct From
White House to Bankers
Of New Jersey.
But COUNTRY PREPARES

ATLANTIC CITY. May 12.-Newton u.
Baker. Secretary Of War. speaking to-
night before the thirteenth annual con-
ventior of the New Jersey Bankers As
ISOLATION, brought IA message from the
White House that nothing other than a
peaceful solution Of the present inter-
national troubles will ultimately pre-
vail. He said:
There Is abroad In the land an emo
ton that Is sending young men TO train
ing retreats. stirring educators to the
conviction that II may be wise that
young men should incfude some knowl-
edge OF military work in their p%repara
ton for life. and sending corps OF women
to camps to equip themselves to perform
those gentle minis,rations which 1t II
woman's part TO render.
II think there Is cause for profound
satisfaction that with all the difference
Of opinion among those who stood for
peace at any price. for peace under vari-
ous conditions and In some instances for
"A more aggressive course than conditions
have seemed to make necessary. never
has n voice Deen Thiscu toT wal W.
wars sake. Never has there appeared
evidences that this country accepts the
philosophy that war Is a good or neces'
sary thing.
Congress is busy nov with the reor'
ganixation of the military feature OF ma.
tjonal defence. I hope before long II
will be busy arranging for the coordina'
ton Of the Industrial and other re
sources OF the land 20 that when wal
comes, IL 1t does come. we shall, have
not only the enlistment of men and tbs
mobilization Of arms. but by precon'
| ceived Arrangement. BY plans already
deeply laid, the mobilization OF our in
! dustries and finances. 30 that there vii
be a threefold consolidation with TN
ation fully prepared equipped.
81 want to say to you that there nav
come to me from sources. which mus
| remain undiscl0sed. assurances OF patri'
| otSc support and tenders OF services r
| men whose ancestry Us as old as tn
country. as we'll as from men whose lin
are wet from kissing the Bible IN IN
oath of allegiance. They DO not wan
war, but II America Ia facing a problem
| they want to be counted In on the solu
ton OF It,"
other speakers were Gov. Fielder
Ranking and Insurance COMMISSIONS
George NJ. La Monte. John r.. Gard'n
yice-president OF the National City ham
| of New York Walter y. Gardner. Ia!
| Judge OF the New Jersey Court OF Error
! and Appeals; United States Senate
Robert l.. owen OF Oklahoma and Pierr
| Law of New York
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10000 WESTERN UNION
men MAY WALK OUT
Strike Threatened Throughout
Country Because 81 Teleg-
raphcrs Were Discharged

CHICAGO. May ia strike Of 10000
Western union Telegraph Company ope-
rators throughout the United states Is a
possibility as a result of the discharge
by the company Of t%wenty-one teleg-
raphers.
hat was the information given out
tonight by :. j. konenkamp. president
of the Commercial Telegraphers Union
OF America. The discharge OF the men
Is said by union officials to have been
for the reason that they were supposed
10 he members of IA telcgraphers' union.
Eleven operators were discharged in
Washington. according To adviccs.
Asked If he were prepared To speak
definitely about tn. calling out Of the
men MIR. "konenkamp said thai h was
waiting for adNices from Washington.
ulon which the actual hour ct the
walkou; would depend.
W~AsIitNGToN. May IA threatened
strike of union employees OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company was dis
cusSci At - meeting Tonight presided
over by Guy ". Rlakely. president Of
the Washington local Of III. CONNER
cial Photographers Union.
MIR. IIlakelcy said after the meeting
MAT "A committee OF the three had been
appointed to call on officials OF the West
cin Union tomorrow and dcmand tho
immediate reinstatement of the eleven
men discharged to-day because OF then
union affiliations"
A telegram from :. j. konenkamp of
CalCagu. president of the union. pledg-
ing fun supper was read at The meet
Ing.
officials Of the Western Tuiou T.le-
eiaph Company here could not I've
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ROOT CHIEF GOING s
'r'nSth On First Ballot Estima ted
NJ 100 Ia 100.

JOIN W. Dwight. who Is in charge OF
10Y headquarters here. left yesterday
'thppn Tor Il trip through the States
'N'Hld''ly west OF the Mississippi.
"',' com" reports that his presence
'i' inai do much TO foster "A steadily
'N.'s 'niIm,ut for the nomination Of
Eo'' ty the Republican convention.
PN'Sh' viii return to Chicago to
'. h~"adquartcrs at the Congress
'',,'l on MAY -.
US 1'pdriur" vas FASTENED as much
.' '" 'd"lc" Of Root men here as
'1i'St~ iron Western leaders. At
,'I''''I." yesterday morning. In
ven Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler.
IL N,'alti"id, Cornelius n. Bliss
u, ", I'"lSut participated, II WAS de-
'''| 'h' situation In New York
w ~" I.uslaud IL well in hand with
,p',l I" Mr. Root. They expect he
fila nave a. least forty-hvc votes from
"'''' on IA" first ballot. and that
majority may be Increased AZ the
."f proceeds II tho response from
Nsd''H Is as good as IL has been
tt''H Conservative estimate OF
" ROOT s'r"ug,h on the 1rst ballot
pu' At bctneon $50 and 100 dele
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
M'ADOO NOT GUILTY.
IN PERU INCIDENT
State Department Issues State
ment to show That lie Was
Not DiscOurtcOus.
REVIEW OF THE DETAILS

WASHINGTON. May 1c.-Another. de-
fence Of Secretary McAdoo's action IN
not accepting the hospitality of the
Peruvian Government last month was
made public to-day by the Administra-
ton. The interview in THE SrN with
Raymond Guyer. mining engineer OF
Lima. Peru. In which he accused MIR
McAdoo Of objectionable discourtesy to
the Peruvians. revived the incident to-
day and the State department made
public the following explanation:
Upon arrival Of the United S,a,rs
cruiser Tennessee at Callao .\pr.l .. the
Peruvian health officer stated Officially
that there had recently been s.x eases
of bubonic plague in Lima ana callao.
This Information WAS confirmed by the
American Consul. the representative Of
the United states Public Health Service
and Il Peruvian physician.
"ln view of the existing quarantine
regulations and In order to assure ncccs-
sary immunity. II was therefore deter
mined by the competent authorities that
no one attached to the ship or commits
sion should go ashore.
Notwithstanding these objections
Secretary McAdoo. in his desire to "y-
plain to the President the situation.
even il by So doing he were forced TO
san by another ship. called. IN company
with the members Of tire American
Legation and the Peruvian Cabinet. upon
tn. President. who received him cor
daily.
The statement ISSUED by the Peru
Wan Minister for Foreign Affairs that
evening %recounted the incidents of tho
, day and published ths telegram sen by
Secretary McAdoo from the Tennessee
and the Minister'S reply.
"On the fourth instant tie Peruvian
Minister for Foreign Affairs issued n
statement for publication. declaring
tina, the incident of the Tennessee has
been concluded in a form completely
satisfactory and deCoious.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
MAY GET DELBRUEcK's PLACE.
Prime Minister ~ Bavaria Said to
Be slated.

AMSTERDAM. via London, May IL
Count Georg Won Hertling, Prime Min
lister Of Bavaria. is mentioned in Berlin
dispatches as the possible successor to
Minister Of the Interior and Nico-Chan-
cellor Delbrueck. The latter is reported
- br i'll.
Berlin advices assert that the Kaiser
and Chancellor Won Btthminn-Hollweg
have decided to drop Delbrueck because
of alleged failure adequately to organize
,;erwauy's food supply.
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BAKER NAY BE "KEYNoTER."
Wilson Answers Cox's Request
Expected to Give Consent.

DAYTON, Ohio. May 12.-Ex-Gov
James ". Cox of Ohio received a tele-
gram this morning from President
woodrow Wilson advising hin that a
letter was on it's way to Dayton In an
swer to a request made by Mr.. Cox
that Secretary OF Wal Newton d. Baker
y. allowed TO act as temporary chairman
of the Democratic state convention to
be held June 81. The letter has not
been received as yet. although 1t Is
probable the President has given MS
consent.
tho .keynote" speech. II he acts As
chairman, 1t is claimed. his speech Will
Indicate the issues which will be cham-
pioned by the Democrats during this
years national convention.
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WILSON ON YACHTING TRIP.
Mexican and German situations
Ouirt, So lie Takes Vacation.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE President
and Mrs. Wilson left this afternoon on
the yacht Mayfiower for a brief vacation
rip down the Potomac Rive and Chesa-
peake Bay. They will probably return
in time for the Presidents engagements
Monday morning.
This is the first time IN several weeks
that the President has found the MeXi-
can and German situations sufficiently
RELAXED TO permit Of his leaving Wash
ington.
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I.oNpoN. May l..-The Court OF APP
peals has rejected the appeal OF Alfred
,;rov.rs from IA decision in the lower
courts refusing To allow him TO sue
the British Treasury for 100000 $3.50
600 for helping to restore The value OF
the sovereign.
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:" .A' FeIu, May l2.-The members OF
,Ah'"''can Financial Commission were
""T"ll''d las, night AT "a banquet At
q, ~s'onal club given by the presidents
we ~EAchange and the Chamber OF
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officials Of the Western t'niou T.le-
eiaph Company here could not he
reached last night when efforts were
irade To- get "A statement from them.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

D0DGE BR0THERs MOTOR EAR You must have noticed that the first thing said about the car, in ordinary conversation, is almost always direct reference to its quality.
 The average owner IS not merely satisfied, but almost extrava- gantly enthusiastic.
 The economy of the car, it's quality, the remarkable things it does when called upon comments . you hear whenever the car is discussed
 Concentrating on one car simplifies the problem of production and leaves the Dodge Brothers free to devote themselves to con- tinuous process of improvement That is why Dodge Brothers, in their first year, manufactured and marketed volume of cars which ranked them among the first five producers in the world. It will to visit and examine this The gasoline consumption is unusually low
 The mileage { unusually high The price of the Touring Car Roadster, complete
 is $7s5 f. b. Detrot) The price of Winter Touring Car Roadster complete including regular top is $s5o C. b petroiD s S. AQ
 :! a IA .sIp McArthur Brothers EJ.a Phoenix-Tueson-DousIas-e
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

sacrifices have been the greater
 'The answer they have given has already appeared in the papers, and l simply stand here to give clear and definite support to the statement they have already made.
 Any man or set of men who wantonly or without sufficient cause prolonged a terrible conflict like this would have on his soul crime that oceans could not cleanse.
 "On the other hand 1t is usually true that any man or set of men who from a sense of weariness or despair, abandon the struggle without .achiev- ing the high purposes for which we entered it, would be guilty of the costliest act of poltroonry ever per petrated by any statesman. l should like to quote the words of Abraham Lincoln under similar conditions: M We accepted this war for an oh feet. and. a'world object. and the war will end when the object IS attain q under God. I hope it will nevef end until that time.
 Are we likely to achieve the object hy accepting the inv tatlon .. .-:e German chancellor? What are the proposals There are none.
 ITO enter. on the invitation of Ger many prociaiming herself victorious, without any knowledge of what pro- pOsals she purposes to make. Into conference is to put our heads into a moose with the rope end in the hands of Germany.
 This country is not altogether without experience in these matters This is not the first time we have fought a great military despotism overshadowing Europe. and u VOL | be the first time we have helped to overthrow military despotism. We have an uncomfortable historic mem ory of these bindings and can recall one of the greatest of these despots whose favorite device was to appear in the garo of an angel of peace, either when he wished time to assim- Hate his conquests or to reorganize his forces for fresh conquests, or, secondly when his subjects showed sympathy 10 months of fatigue and war weariuess. and appeal was al ways made in the Eame of humanity He demanded an end to the blood shed al which he professed himself mortified, although he himself was mainly responsible.
 Our ancestors were taken in once and bitterly they and Europe rue il. The time was devoted to reorganizlng his forces for a deadlier attack than ever upon the liberties of Europe
 Examples of this kind cause us to regard this note with a considerable measure of reminiscent disquietude.
 We feel that we ought to know before we can give favorable consid- eration to such an invitation. that Germany is prepared 10 accede to :he only terms on which it Is possible peace can be obtained and maint lined in Europe. Those terms have been repeatedly stated by all the leading statesmen of the allies. They have been stated repeatedly here and out side. To quote the leader of the house last week:
 Preparation and guarantee against repetition. so there shall be no mis- take. and it Is important that there 1 shall be no mistake in a matter of life or death to millions
 Let me repeat-complete restitu- tion, fnll reparation and effectual guarantees.
 Did the German chancellor use q single phrase to indicate that he was prepared to accept such a peace? Was tfere n hint of restitution Was theT
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

a suggestion of reparation? Was thero an implication of any security for the future. that this outrage on civi- lization would not again be perpe trated at the first profitable oppor- tunity?
 The very substance and style of the speech constitutes a denial of peace on the only terms on which peace is possible. He is not even conscious now that Germany has com mitted any offense against the rights of free nations Listen to his from the note:
 Not for an instant have they (the central powers) swerved from the conviction that respect of the rights of other nations is not in any degree incompatible with their own rights and legitimate interests.
 When did they discover this ? Where was respect for the rights Of other nations in Belgium ard Serbia That was self defense. menaced l suppose. by the overwhelming armies of Belgium. I suppose the Germans nad been intimidated into invading Belgium, and burning Belgian cities and villages. into massacring thou sands os the inhabitants, old and young. into carrying of the servers into bondage. Yea. and they were carrying them into slavery at the very mcment when this note was be- ing written about the unswerving conviction as to the respect due the rights of other nations.
 Are these outrages the legitimate interest of Germany? We must know That is not a moment for peace. If , excuses of this kind for palp0ble crimes can he nut forward two and a half years after exposure by the grim facts Is there any guarantee that similar subterfuges will not be used ln the future to overthrow any treaty of pnace won nav enter into with prussian militarism?
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
UP TO CARRANZA
 TO DECIDE ON
 FUTURE COURSE

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