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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

Co.. D, 9th U. S. Inf. has reported for
admission.
Thomas Conley and John Bingham. for
mer members. have reported Tor read
mission to the Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. H.. A. Stafford have re-
turned to- the Branch after passing
II days leave with relatives II Wake
field, r. /. Miss Margie Chappell and
Miss Bertha Champlin came with them
for VISIT. = g."
Headquarters were notified Monday Of
the death of Owen Cunningham. late Co.
I. 6sth N. Y. Inf, which occurred in the
government hospital for the insane at
Washington. D. c.. on April q. 1916.
Martin H. Stinson has gone to Boston
to visit relatives.
william Campbell Of Co. c and Freder-
lex Reynolds Of Co. B have been detail
ed on extra duty In the hospital.
John Mccormick Of Co. G has been ad-
mitted to the hospital for treatment.
The following members have been sent
out from the hospital: Andrew H. Nc
Sorley to Co. H and Abraham Dubey to
Co. C.
Mrs. c. H. Temple and children have
returned home after passing two months
with her parents in Hinsdale, N. H. Miss
Martha Gray, Mrs. Temples sister. is at
tending normal school at Castine this. fall.
4 p. M. Concert
March-"Knights of the Diamond
Morris
Overture-"The Summer Festival"
Herman
waltzes-"On the Beautiful Baltic
Shore" >Luedecke
Potpourri from Op. "Fatinitza." supps
Caprice-"A Lesson in Filtration" from
1.-The Strollers.' Englender
Grand Fantasia-"De Big Air Ship am a
COMM" Bartlett
P. M. Concert
March-"The 9Th Battalion Wehrmann
Overture-"Lustspiel." Keller Bella
zes-"Immortellen." Gungle
Selection from La Mascotte," Audran
Gavotte-"Secret Love- Resch
Fantasia-"Gems of Ireland Sibold
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20

Since the appointment of Field Mar
Evening star., 1916-07-18
SEPARATE BATTALION
DOING WELL AT NAC0
Is Right at Border and Sees Car
ranzista Soldiers on Duty
Every Day.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc STAR.
NACO, Ariz., July f3.-The 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion at Naco. Ariz., is station
ed at a point 4,675 feet above the sea
level and about 200 yards from the
Mexican border. On the northwest
and southeast there are mountains
whose peaks rise apparently about
500 feet above the general level The
Ell Paso and Southwestern railroad is
the line that divides the American
from the Mexican side.
The rainy season has set in, accord
ing to the natives. and probably will
last about two months. preventing a
great deal of suffering from the in
tense heat. They say in dry weather
the temperature here is from ITO TO
100 degrees. Though it is very wet
now, it is quite pleasant.
The battalion is in view of the Mexi-
can soldiers at all times. At Naco the
Mexican customhouse is about 100
soldiers at Naco seem to be very poorly
equipped. They wear civilian clothes,
different types of hat. and are very
poorly shod. Their rifles are antique
The appearance of some indicates they
are poorly fed. although they seem to
be in good health.
There is an outpost of Carranzistas
directly across the line from the
American camp. but they seem to stay
at their own bases. The District SOL
diers say they have not seen any VII
listas as yet
The main duties of the battalion are
to protect the water works which sup
ply Bisbee and Naco, Ariz. The 22d
United States Infantry, which was de-
tailed to this post. has departed. There
is also a detachment of the 1st Cavalry,
consisting of two troops. In about
twenty minutes, as matter of fact,
twenty thousand troopers could be
gathered at this point.
All of the District soldiers are re-
ported to be getting along finely. In
fact. they say they have about every
thing that a soldier can expect, except
stamps, tobacco and newspapers from
home, although they do manage to get
a little smoke at times. That is about
the only craving that seems to run
through the camp.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
NATIONAL GUARD CAMP NOTES.

Word has been received that the
horses for Troop A. cavalry, are at San
Antonio, and will be sent to Bisbee, SO
that the troops may have them by the
time they arrive.
H r. Simms has been made lance
corporal OF Troop A,
L. W. Simpson and J. B. Milford
have been appointed acting corporals
Of the cavalry troop.
A number of new appointments as
non-commissioned officers in Troop a
are to be made in the near future.
A. n. Finn. who was discharged from
Troop to return to his duties at the
bureau of standards, sent supply of
ice cream out to the troop last night.
Private Hunter of Troop A, who was
on kitchen police yesterday, said it
was the first time he learned how they
fixed the eats behind the screen, He
usually handled them from the other
side.
Corp j A Fleschhauer gave an ex-
hibitioa drill in the manual of arms at
brigade headquarters last night He
was PUT through the drill by Private
j. Z. Jensen.
Mrs. Roy A. Sommers, wife of @. NJ.
Sergt. Sommers, was a visitor in camp
last night.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
MILITIA HoRsEMAN HURT.
Sergt. L. L. Won Krentzlin Thrown
and Injuries Head.

Sergt. Leopold L. Won Krentzlin,
Troop A. cavalry, is in a serious condi-
ton at the post hospital at Fort Myer,
as a result of a fall which he had from
horse yesterday. His head is injured.
but the surgeons say that there is no
fracture. Following the accident he
experienced periods of semi-conscious-
ness.
The sergeant was found on a road in
the post by Corp. J. A. Fleischhauer, at
tached to the brigade headquarters of
the militia in camp at Fort Myer.
Fleischhauer was riding from the post
when he saw Won Krentzlin's horse be-
some unmanageable. One foot slipped
out of the stirrup. In an effort to get il
back he was thrown, the other foot
hanging in the stirrup and throwing
him on his head.
When picked up blood was flowing
profusely from deep cash in the side
of his head. Fleisehhauer obtained
bandages and bathed it. and then roas
hastily to the post hospital and sum-
moned the Ambulance. in which he was
removed to the institution.
Evening star., 1916-07-18

, Q. NJ. Sergt. Coolidge of Troop A.
cavalry. returned to duty yesterday.
after a trip to New York
Former Top Sergt. William E. Rink
of Battery r was a visitor in camp last
night. He brought refreshments for
his former associates.
Murphy" the long-lost mascot OF
Battery b, has turned up. He came into
camp unannounced last night, from
where no one seems to know. The
boys have a suspicion that some wom-
an admirer took Murphy, and when
she learned how bad the batterymen
lfelt just turned him back into camp.
There is chance for some one who
can raise twenty men for Battery 3
to get sergeancy in charge of a
section. Any man who brings in this
| number will be placed in charge OF
the section.
Lieut. John r. Vanderhoof, with a
roundu a number of men who were
overstaying their passes. They will be
ourt-martialed.
Inventory is being taken of the prop
erty of Battery B.
A. c. Smith. former commanding Off
Ger of Troop A, cavalry has been ap-
pointed recruiting officer for this or
ganlzation, together with Sergt. @. A
Bell Recruits will be brought to the
cavalry camp in Sergt. Bells auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
photographs ~ Star Photegrapher.)

who were centers of large groups in
| the lobby of the Raleigh and at the
New National Museum are William J.
Murphy of Cleveland, Ohio; George W.
Mcneil of Pittsburgh, Pa; Joel ]. Clore
of Cincinnati; the new postmaster of
Brooklyn, n. Y, Walter c. Burton; c.
II. Fortman of Helena, Mont, who was
invariably introduced as "a man who
has come some distance-and will go
farther" and William II. Murray of AL
bany, n. Y.
There are few woman postmasters
at the convention, mostly from south
ern states. There are more coming with
the Georgia delegation. One of the first
to arrive was Helen G. Flanagan of
Milihall, Pa.
Ruskin McArdle, private secretary to
Postmaster General Burleson, is very
active in helping the convention Off
cials.
A reception to the visiting post
| masters is to be held at the Washing
ton city post Office tomorrow night.
Postmaster Merritt o. Chance and the
superintendent of the various branches
of the Office will welcome the visitors.
William ]. Murphy, the postmaster at
Cleveland was an early visitor to Sec
retary of War Newton d. Baker He
got a prompt audience. for he was Sec
retary Bakers private secretary when
the cabinet member was a municipal
executive.
Forest L. May Of Dayton, Ohio, is one
of the veterans of the association, hav-
ing been in service thirty years. He is
president of the Ohio state association
Postmaster G. A. Huffman of Des
Moines claims that in his little office
he sells as many stamps a. are sold
anywhere else in the United States
The association has three lame
ducks''-Postmaster Weaver formerly
representative from Oklahoma; Billy
Murray of Boston and Postmaster Gill
more Of Brockton, Mass.
Every cabinet member will be at the
banquet Thursday night, according to
the prediction of Secretary Shannon.
Evening star., 1916-07-18

More than 600 postmasters of the
United States-presidential appointees
at the first meeting of their four-day
convention in the auditorium of the
New National Museum at noon today
heard First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Daniel C. Roper commend them for
the fact that the postal revenues are
unprecedentedly large.
They also heard one of their own
veteran members assert that the post
master long pointed at in scorn as a
mere political appointee and figure
head. had Justified himself as an eff
cient public servant"
These postmasters from forty-seven
states in the Union were welcomed to the
capital by Oliver p. Newman, chairman
Evening star., 1916-07-18
MULLER IN U. S. FOR CURE.
Brazilian Diplomat Going Directly
to French Lick Springs.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Dr. Lauro
Muller, minister of foreign affairs of
Brazil, who has arrived here from Rio
de Janeiro, intends to go directly to
back in Rio de Janeiro before October 15."
DR.. Muller said that his trip was
undertaken primarily for the benefit
of his health.
'I have tried our springs in Brazil"
he said, "and, although finding them
beneficial, I was not able to detach
myself sufficiently from official cares
to get the rest I desired. / must be
back in Rio Janeiro before October 15."
He said that in all probability he
would go to Washington for a short
visit. but that his business there was
entirely of a private nature.
Evening star., 1916-07-18

Of the board of District Commissioners,
and by First Assistant Postna ster Cen
eral Roper in the name of the Post Office
Department. Mr.. Roper officiated because
Postmaster General BurIeson had a cabi-
net meeting to attend, but the latter will
speak TO the convention himself tomorrow
morning.
Here to Exchange Views.
Mr. Roper impressed upon the post
masters that they have not come to
Washington TO be talked into things by
the department, but are here to, exchange
their own views with regard to the pos
tal service, with the department as an
advisory parliament.
He was roundiy cheered when he told
them that under their management the
postal revenues have increased moro
than $4,000, 600 annually, and the per
capita expenditure of patrons of their
offlces has increased from s2.5s to SO
since 1912
eferring to the fact that the United
States is at peace while practically all
Evening star., 1916-07-18

ate yesterday afternoon indicated that
the building program providing for
sixteen capital warships within the
next three years would be approved
Some opposition to this program, how
ever. developed on both sides of the
cham Der. Senators Thomas and Varda :
man, democrats, and Senators Works
and Norris leading the attack. The
program was stoutly defended by dem
ocratic and republican leaders.
An amendment by Senator Norris to
delay construction of any of the six
teen capital ships until after the close
of the European war and after failure
of efforts to create an international
peace tribunal was tabled. AS to IL
Senator Vardaman declared Congress
was yielding to hysteria, and cautioned
against expenditures of such vast sums
for armament until the country's cool,
normal judgment could be consulted.
Evening star., 1916-07-18

to the government. Will you not dis
cuss the conditions that must exist be-
fore this situation arises?
We are now operating in chicago
one of the largest garages in the world
devoted to the purposes of a single
business. I would like to know the
opinion of postmasters regarding this
important essay into the field of gov
ernment ownership by the department"
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Speak in Favor of Measure.

Senators Lewis, democrat, and Borah
Weeks and Kenyon, republicans spoke
In favor of the measure. Senator
Borah urged that if the United States
was to enjoy the blessings of peace il
must convince the world it is prepared
for war.
Let us serve notice on the nations
of the world" said the Idaho senator,
that. while we love peace and covet
their regard, our friendship cannot be
purchased at the price of American
citizenship"
not a friend among the nations, SEN
ator Lewis pleaded that the people be
told the frank truth about foreign re-
lations SO they would demand an ade-
Quate navy.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Now Doing Real Work.

Postmaster z. a. Purdy of Mime
apolis, Mimi, again caused considera BILE
enthusiasm, when he said that the
postmasters have justified their exist
ence. He showed that where previously.
il has been said. and often with truth,
that the postmaster held Office as a
political incubus and rarely did any
service in return. THIS is no longer
true. Under the reorganization Of the
postal service, dividing the adminis-
:ration Of the post offices into two
Evening star., 1916-07-18

that they will obtain them as soon as
the men realize what il means II they
stand back and prevent the regiment
from moving out of Camp Ordway.
The officers are still looking to those
staying at home to start movement
to stir the youth Of the city. The Of
fcers are too busy training troops to
come in and personally conduct the
movement. They have left their bust
ness and homes to go into camp and
train troops. and they say that II is
not expecting too much to have those
ct home start movements to obtain
recruits.
Militia at Practice.
While waiting to obtain enough men
to permit 1t TO go to the front. the
troops are to put in time in rife p-ac-
tice at the range at Congress Heights.
D. c. Companies A and r and the ma
chine gun company of the Sd Infantry
will leave the camp this afternoon for
the range.
Tho first two companies viii remain
for two days, and will then be replaced
by two other companies. The machine
gun company will remain on the range
indefinitely. The orders are to have
these companies trained in battle firing
as much as possible. rather than deal
alone with the stationary targets.
where deliberate aim is taken.
The entire Sd Regiment of Infantry
went out in three different directions
from Camp Ordway this morning for a
hike and advance guard and patrol
work.
An evidence OF how well the troops
have been trained during their month
in camp is indicated by the perform
ance today. They marched twelve miles
in three hours and every man came to
camp in good condition. Not a man drop
ped out. The average of troops here
tofore has been from two and half to
three miles an hour.
Evening star., 1916-07-18

the rest Of the world is at war. he said :
The whole commerce and social fabric
rests on the basis of good postal facil-
tiles" He asked the advice of the post
masters ON the question Of government
ownership As IL apples particularly to
the use OF automobiles In the postal
service.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
157 WAR VESSELS
PROVIDED IN BILL
Senate by Viva Voce Vote
Adopts Naval Construc-
ton Program.

The Senate today adopted the build
ing construction program of the naval
bill by viva voce vote. 1t provides
for the construction within three years
of 157 war vessels of all classes and for
sixteen capital ships, four dreadnaughts
and four battle cruisers to be built
this year.
The Senate today, by vote of 4s to
1S, rejected an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill which would require
that three of the ten new battleships
proposed for construction in the next
three years be kept In Pacific waters.
Senators Works. Phelan and Jones
argued for the amendment.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Armor Plate Issue Arises.

Senator Taggart of Indiana insti-
gated a brief discussion of the govern
ment armor plate plant issue by calling
attention of recent offers of Bethlehem
Steel Company to furnish armor at
greatly reduced rates. and asked If the
naval committee had figured whether
government plants could produce armor
plate as cheaply. Senator Oliver of
Pennsylvania said he had an amend
ment proposing to strike out the pro-
vision for a government plant, and Sen
ator Penrose sought to have voluminous
communications from the Bethlehem
Steel Company printed as public doc
ument
Il object" said Senator Reed OF Mis-
souri, Let the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany pay for the printing out Of the enor-
nous profits they have derived from the
government on arnor plate in the last
twenty-nine years"
Discussion Of the subject ended when
Senator Swanson announced that the ar
NOR plate issue would be reached after
the building program had been disposed
of.
Debate on the navy bill in the SEN
Evening star., 1916-07-18
FLOOD LOSS GROWS;
WATERS RECED|NC
CONTINUED from First Page,)

Continued from Flrst Page)
stage. and a recession was expected
to commence later in the day.
Railroad sidings fringing the river
have been inundated and box cars are
standing half submerged in water.
while the tide has risen to the second
stories of many warehouses on the
waters edge. Many families occupying
lower stories Of rixer.front houses
ground in South Knoxville. across the
river from the city; many mills and
plants along the river are partially
under water and two street car lines
in low-lying adjacent sections have
been forced to discontinue, due to high
water.
Reports from cambridge, which was
the scene of heavy damage Monday,
has fallen eight feet and continues to
recede steadily. No new estimates of
property loss In that section have been
made.
Twenty-Five Houses Lost.
WINSTON SALEM. N. c., July 49,
Damage by the flood waters of the Yad-
kin river in the district around Wilkes
boro is heavy, according to brief mes
sage received here early today from North
Wilkesboro. Twenty-Five houses In
North Wilkesboro were carried away
and other damage in and about the
town will aggregate several hundred
thousand dollars. The Swoop tannery
reported the loss of leather in storage
valued at $135.0oo and 1000 cords OF
wood The tracks. of the Watauga and
Yadkin Valley railroad. operated from
North Wilkesboro to Grandin. will have
to be rebuilt for miles. The line followed
closely the south bank of the Yadkir
and large sections were destroyed.
Railroad traffic Is suspended through
the greater part of the district. and
telephone and telegraph communication
still is interrupted or operating only
inteFmittentiy. No further casualtisi
were reported.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Enthusiasm Has Waned.

Oficers at the camp today also are
asking what has become of the fifty
thousand or so men who participated
in the great preparedness demonstra-
tion. Out of this number a few more
than 1000 have shown the patriotic
spirit, and most of them were in the
organization at the time Of the parade
and marched in it as National Guard.
Out of the other $4,000. estimating
that as the number OF men in the pro-
cession, the troops cannot get fifty or
sixty men to fill an organization of
infantry up so that it can 60 to the
front. according to the Officers. 1t
should be comparatively easy to OBJ
tain that number Of men in a short
time. and the onicers are confident
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Ferree May Talk to Them.

Col. Glendie B. Young, commanding
the 3rd Infantry, said today that he
would make an effort to have some one
go on the boat to the Winthrop range
on Thursday and make an address to
the riflemen, appealing to them to show
what they meant by their preparedness
efforts by enlisting in the Sd 1nfan-
try. and thus filling it up SO that the
organization could get out of this camp.
Efforts will be made to have Capt.
Sheridan Ferree, a Spanish war vet
eran and prominent in rifle club work,
address the civilian rifiemen and ask
them to join the troops now in camp
at Fort Myer. Other men. formerly
connected with the guard, will be asked
to make appeals to the rifemen.
Only a few more than fifty men now
are needed to hll the regiment up to
the required strength. In the several
thousand civilian rifemen in Washing
ton. the camp officers, believe, can be
found enough men to show that they do
not go to Winthrop just for the sport
there is in it. Their chance has come
to show that their efforts are to count
for som mething,
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Keen Competition in Events.

There was keen competition during
the events. Probably the most interest
ing event, from competitive stand
point, were the three tugs-of-war. the
final being won by the cavalry. The
other results were: 100-yard dash, W.
N. Scott. Troop A, first; Goldberg, Bat
terry B. second; Carroll, Battery B, third.
5O-yard dash. w. n. Scott, first; A. NJ
Hitz. second, and T. ]. Heald, third, all
of Troop A. First tug-of-war, between
A and batteries, won by B. Second
tug-of-war. between cavalry and ma
chine gun company. won by cavalry.
Third tug -of-war. between cavalry and
Battery B, won by cavalry. One-mile
race, H. d. Smith, machine gun COM
pany, first; A. NJ Hitz of Troop A and
w. r. Moffett of Battery A tied for sec
ond place: time. 4.50. Roman race. only
Troop A entries, Battery AS men being
hurt in the accident. Mack Andrews.
first, and ]. w. Turner. second. Mile re-
lay-Troop A only one TO put up team,
so event was conceded. Top Sergt Ray
of Troop was official score keeper.
Evening star., 1916-07-18
Mr.. Roper's Address.

Mr.. Roper in his address said in part:
Il feel that conventions of post
masters should not be monopolized by
the department. You are not here to
be told, at great length. the views and
opinions OF the officers of the depart
ment. This you have through CORE
'spondence. 1t is my idea that you have
met here to exchange your own opin-
ions and ideas regarding the princi-
pies OF postal service and the practical
operation of post Offices. with the de-
partment as an advisory parliament.
The department gladly comes to this
convention to learn from the men who
are on the firing line the things that
we at the department do not know
May !, therefore, suggest to YOU few
topics In which the department is deep
discussion by your convention would
be OF the greatest possible value?
Transportation Delivery.
This is an automobile age. With tho
improvement of our roads and high
ways. the increase of parcel post traffic
and the perfection of the automobile,
the postal service is led naturally into
employing automobiles for the trans
portation, delivery and collection of
and still greater extent. 1t is believed,
however, that the small, inexpensive
horse-drawn vehicle still has it's proper
place in the postal service. Perhaps
this Is especially true In the con-
gested sections Of cities where the stops
are frequent and the traffic difficulties
are serious. 1t may also be true in
other cases. where the volume of mail
and the work to be performed does not
Justify the large expenditure required
| for automobiles.
Now the number of automobiles in
the postal service is increasing rapidly
This equipment is of great value and
| Its purchase or rental represents an in.
| creasing drain on the postal revenue
Here we come to the problem of gov
| ernmental ownership.
Theoretically there may be a good
deal to be said on both sides of thi.
| question. The department., however, car
lay down this safe principle: Govern.
ment ownership should be entered upor
whenever its result will be better sery.
ice to the people without increased cos