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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Charged in u. S. Dis
trict Court at Ell Paso
with Attempt to Levy
War on This Country
by an Invasion from
Mexico
Arrests Followed Raid on House
in Mexican Section-Indict-
ments Also Against Four
Americans and Two Mexicans

II Paeo, Tex, April 13.-Indictments
uero returned today in the United
states district court against Mrs. Anne
La Tocnniges and Clarence and Jose
phine Toennigcs. her son and daugh-
'cr, and Henry Beach, all Germans,
charging them with Conspiracy to
levy war against the United States by
inducing and i~nstigating Mexican ar
tiIlcry commanders to invade the
united States from Mexico"
Mrs. ~TocnniCes and Beach were ar
2t-t"l recently following a raid by the
provost guards on n house in the Mex
ilan section. Later Mrs. ToenniSes' 20
aud daughter were taken into custody.
Indictments also We're returned
acninst four Americans and two Mex
.rans charging conspiracy to ship 200,-
geo rounds Of ammunition from Doug
Ind. Aria., to Mexico.
Tho Americans were: J. r. Anderson,
BERNARD Schuster. Arthur Schister and
Y. r. Andreas. The MeXicans were
Emilio Ortiz and G. NJ. Armijo. The
ammunition was alleged to hay" been
cert from Douglas to FL Paso for eX-
purtation II Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Increase Appropriation
tor Shipping Board to Put
Additional Vessels IN
the Irans- Atlantic Trade
BUILDING WOOD SHIPS
N FORMAL TAKING OVER OF THE
GERMAN SHIPS IN AMERICAN PORTS
Estimate Cost Of Building at $685. 00, 000-May
Bring Vessels Through Panama Canal from
the Pacific

Washington, April 13.-Mcans OF
quickly putting additional vessels into
the transatlantic trade and thus full
filling the prophecy OF Premier David
Lloyd George of Great Britain that
moro ships meant victory for the En-
tente Allies, was the principal subject
Of the day before President Wilson'S
cabinet. AS a result a bill will be in
troduced in both houses of Congress
early next week, probably Monday,
substantially increasing the $4,000. 900
appropriation now available for the
shipping board and giving the board
additional authority, so hat the build
ing of wooden ships and the acquisi-
ton of other vessels may be expedited.
Legislation also probably will be pro
posed by the administration giving the
shipping board power formally to take
over the German merchantmen in
American ports which are now in the
custody of the treasury department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
PRESIDENT TO
CONTROL ROADS
Given Power Over Roll
ing Stock During the
War as He Sees Fit
Would Not Mean Taking Over
Railroads-In Common
Carrier Bill

Washington, April 13.-Power for
the President to order railway officials
to operate any part of their rolling
stock during war time as he may see
fit, without actually taking over rail-
roads. is given in the ommon carrier
regulation bill of last session. rein
trOduced in amended form today by
Chairman Adamson of the House com
merco committee. Provisions to permit
the President to control and operate
all railroad, telegraph and telephone
lines. to draft their employees into the
military service. to use the military in
protecting the operation of railway
lines and to increase the personnel of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
from Is to II members are included
as in the previous bill.
The section by which the President
might order the operation of part of
a roads rolling stock is considered as
of the greatest Importance. 1t would
permit the government to obtain the
same service that it would if the line
were taken over and at the same time,
prove economical in time and cost. it
is believed. Compensation for the use
Of rolling stock by the government
would be fixed by the Interstate Com
meree Commission.
An property taken owe by the Pres
ident would be returned to its owners
at the close of the war. Attempts to
evade service ordered by the govern
ment would be dealt with severely.
Coupled with the proposed increase
of the personnel Of the committee
would he n provision to sub-divide it
with the purpose Of expediting bust
ness. As now constituted the commits
sion finds it impossible to keep abreast
with its work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Moosers Gust
Committee of
Hughes Men

st. Louis, April 13.-The Progressive
National convention today ousted the
national committee that last summer
endorsed Charles l.. Hughes. the Re-
publican nominee for President, and
named a new national committee to
carry out the plans FOR matchmaking
with the Prohibition party.
Plans for this amalgamation were
approved this afternoon by the COM
mIttec.
Victor Murdoch of Wichita, Kas..
who presided Owe the Progressive Ma
tional convention in Chicago last June,
was elected chairman of the executive
committee Of the party; and Matthew
Hale Of Boston was elected national
chairman. Other officers chosen were:
+. H. Chase,<New York, national sec
rotary; J. y. II. Hopkins of New Jer-
Soy, national treasurer.
The members of the national commit
tee included: Connecticut. Luther II.
F~ronchman, Hartford; Massachusetts,
Matthew Hale. Boston; New Hampshire.
I. H. Musgrove. Hanover; Vermont, w.
II. Nichols. Bennington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
AirpIane Flies
Over kittery
and Is Fired at

Portsmouth, \. H, April 13.-Com-
mandant William l.. Howard of the
Portsmouth navy yard today asked the
cooperation of the press in checking
Up on a report by national guardsmen
stationed on the bridge between this
city and Kittery. Nc, that they had
fred on an airplane which flew over the
city early today. 1t was essential,
'Comnlandant Howard said, to deter
mine whether the craft was operated
by an American aviator. Every effort
was being made to trace the machine,
he said. and persons having IN in
formation Of its movements were re-
quested to communicate with local
naval officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
British Again Crush
German Lines on a
Front of IL Miles

On a 12-mie front northeast Of Arras and on a nine-mile
front northwest of st. Quentin, the forces of Field Marshal
Haig have shattered the Germans defense and forced them to
retire.
North and east of the Vimy ridge, in the Arras region, the
British seized six villages from the Germans during a successful
move forward from the Scarpe northward to near Loos. Lon
don says that a footing also has been gained in the German
trenches northeast Of Lens, a mining and railroad center.
Vimy, Petit Vimy, ivenchy-eniGoheH and Angres. all
north of the Vimy ridge, and the villages of Wileval and Bail
leul, east Of the ridge, were taken in the advance. All these vii
lagos are on the slopes of the ridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
WORK ARMY OF
TWO MILLION
Propose Enlistment for
Agricultural Service
and Other Steps
Would Increase Food Production
During War-Sec. HOus-
ton in Favor

Washington, April 13.-Proposals Tor
enlistment of a work army of two mill
ION mon and boys for agricultural ser
v.rc and other drastic steps to increase
food production during the war. were
given encouragement at the department
If agriculture today. Secretary Hous-
ton ordered wide publicity given to res
buttons adopted ut the Recent st. Louis
conference OF agricultural experts look
ing to production of greater crops as an
emergency measure. They recommend
ID that Congress appropriate $4,000 900
for use by the secretary of agriculture
in such n campaign.
1t Is recommended that boys under
military age and men beyond the age
and those physically disqualified be en-
rolled in the national army for labor in
production of food. munitions and sup
plies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
CLARK COLLEGE
DEbATERS DEFEAT
And TUFTS

Worcester, Mass, April 13.-Clark
college debaters defeated teams from
Bates College and Tufts College in a
triangular debate tonight.
rpholding the affirmative Of the
question that compulsory arbitration of
labor disputes on interstate railroads
should b. provided. the Clark represen-
~tatives won from Bates hero and the
negative team defeated Tufts at Med
ford, Bates won from Tufts with af-
frmative arguments at Lewiston. Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
No lnternment
OF Americans
by the Germans

Berlin, April 13.-(Via London).-There
will be no internment of Americans in
Germany. After a conference between
the political and military authorities to-
night it was announced that the German
government would treat Americans here
on virtually the same lines as laid down
in President Wilson'S proclamation con-
corning the treatment of Germans in the
United States. The Americans here have
almost every freedom and so far have
enjoyed tie same freedom as is accorded
TO neutrals, except they are not allowed
to reside in fortified places and they are
subject to s~tricter police registration re-
quiremcnts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14

tlnucs. The Germans resisted desper-
ately. but the French carried several
lines of trenches between the river
and the railway. Artillery actions are
reported between the Sornme and the
Disc, and in Champagne.
Berlin Claims
German thrusts, Berlin says. counter
balanced British attacks on Angres and
Givenchy en-Gohelle and near the Scarre
British attacks are reported repulsed
with losses. Their reports say French
attacks IN both banks of the Somme
south of St. Quentin failed.
on the eastern front there has been
some activity i'll Galicia near Sokal and
near the Bystritza river At the latter
place, P~etrograd says Austrian soldiers
who were advancing toward the Russian
trenches with white flags were shelled
and dispersed by Austro-German uns
On the Austro. Italian front and in Mace
donia there have been only artillery eN-
changes and minor raids.
Two British hospital ships, the Calta
and the Gloucester Castle, nave been
sunk. The Calta struck a mine with loss
of 81 lives and the Gloucester Castle was
torpcdoed without warning by a subma-
rine. All the wounded on the Gloucester
Castle were saved.
A sensation has been created in Buenos
Avres over the official am ouncement that
the Argentine sailing vessel Monte Pro-
tegido has been SUM in European water
by a German submarine. The ship was
fred upon by the guns of the submarine
and one member Of the crew was wound
ed. The Argentine government has order
ed an inquiry into the sinking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
MORAN KNOCKS
OUT COWLER

New York. April 13.-Frank Moran of
Pittsburgh knocked out Tom Cowler. the
English heavyweight, in the fourth
round of a 10-round match here tonight.
Two blows. a right over the heart, fol-
lowed quickly by a left TO the jaw fin
ished Cowler after two minutes and 40
seconds of rapid exchanges. Moran
weighed col pounds and Cowler 2l5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
MANY GERMAN
RAIDERS NEAR
Reports of Them Lying
in Wait to Destroy
Commerce
Navy Department Receives the
News Through Civilian Chan
nels-Not Confirmed Of

Washington. April 13.-Many reports
of German raiders and submarines ly-
ing in wait neal American ports to de-
stroy reached the navy de-
partment. today through civilian chan
nels but official confirmation was CON
sistentIy lacking. Secretary Daniels
said the utmost vigilance was being cX-
ercised and although hundreds of ru-
mors had been investigated no basis in
fact had been found for any.
The most persistent report was that
a German submarine was in the south
Pacific. No official agency, however. has
been able to confirm il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Question Story
Portland Guard

Portland. Me. April 13.-An investt-
cation made by the police and federal
authorities of the alleged shooting of
Walter 3. Hay. a guard on the Grand
Trunk bridge. early this morning has
convinced them that no assault was
committed on the man as reported. The
guard has been given until tomorrow to
change his version of the story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
BATES WINS OVER
TUFTS IN DEBATE

Lewiston. Me, April 13.-Bates de-
feated Tufts in a triangular debate to-
night. The winner supported the af-
frnlative Of the resolution that the fed
eral government provide for the COM
pulsory arbitration of all labor dis
putes on interstate railroads. constitu-
tionality waived. The judges decision
was unanimous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Little Opposition in the
House D e b a of
Eight Hours on the
$1,000 900, 900 M e a S
ure
FIVE MINUTE RULE
ON THIS MORNING
Fordney and Kitchin
Lead Support = I'm
availing Efforts to In
ject Partisan Spirit

Washington, April 13-Eight
hours of debate upon the seven
billion dollar wal revenue bill in
the House today developed so
little opposition that passage of
the measure tomorrow by an al
most unanimous vote became a
certainty. Action in the Sen
ate probably will follow early
next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Admiral Sims in England
Working on Naval Policy

owes largely its present highly devel-
oped proficiency in gunfre. When navy
promotions were made on the basis of
selection for merit last year, Sims, then
captain. vas one of the first officers
named by the board of nine rear ad-
mirals to rise to his present grade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Potatoes at So
in ArOOStOOk

Hodlton. Me, April 13.-Potatoes
were selling today in Aroostook coun-
ty FOR IS a barrel, an advance of 81
within a week. Less than 500. 900 bushels
are left in the county, according to
dealers. who predicted higher prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
GERMAN RAIDER
IN DISGUISE
Represented as Sailing
Ship Enters Mex
lean Gulf
News Comes from Unnamed
British Steamer in a
Radio Message

Galveston. Tex, April 13.-lnformation
that a German commerce raider in the
entse Of a sailing ship has entered the
t1lf Of Mexico was reported today in
Galveston. This news was received from
an unnamed British steamer in a radio
message to 4 ship anchored here. Thu.
vessel is said to lie equipped with auxil-
larry power. 1t also has been reported
IA. a German submarine is operating IN
No eastern gulf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
THE WEATHER
OVERCAST

Weather forecast for northern New
England: partly overcast Saturday.
colder in Maine; Sunday fair, with
rising temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
material
In St. Quentin Section

Northwest of St. Quentin the British
advanced on a line between Hargi-
court and Couture, capturing
two woods. the Sart farm and the viii
lage of Gouzeaucourt. This advance
enlarged the salient in the German
lines between st. Quentin n Cam
brai and outfanked the S~avrincourt
wood on the south.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
BOWDO|N WINS

At Standardization Q; Spring
field College Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
Vote This Afternoon

Wien the House adjourned at 7
o'clock tonight, general debate had
closed and tho leaders had agreed to
the five-minute rule at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. The vote probably
will he taken early in the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
French in Hot Battle

French troops are hotly engaged
with the Germans south of St. QUEEN
tin between the Somme river and the
st. Quentin Railway.
The latest official statement from
Paris, rays the battle in front of the
positions captured by the French con-
Arizona republican., 1917-07-03

attempted. Without kind of advertising the
manufacture of neither could be continued.
So that advertising lowers the of all
the things buy 1t enables the manufacturer to
lower the of production and enables the dis
tributor to sell at closer margin.
Quoting from the advertisement:
The advertiser is thus enabled to do business for
vertse-therefore he make lower price to the
consumer which, because of competition, it is to his
interest do.
Having created valuable goodwill having
established his price and stabilized his business by
advertising the advertiser will fight with all his
might against any pressure which tends to disturb
these conditions.
The advertiser is generally the first to take
advantage of any tendency towards higher prices,
he has less at stake, goodwill with the consumer
to maintain, promises to keep because his name
and his goods not widely known among the gem
eral public.
Higher prices velvet for him.
But to the advertiser higher prices the last
resort because he knows that YOU-the Public
may think he is untrue to his promise and is taking
advantage of crisis to make bigger profits. He
will shave his profits to the last degree of thinness
he will put the economy screws every department
he will balance on one-inch ledge of hope before
as last extremity. he raises his price.
And then he advertses tell you why,
Arizona republican., 1917-07-03
MAKING HEADWAY IN WASHINGTON

question frequently asked is: How are things
going at Washington? There One
would be pessimists answer the other optimist's
One is that things being done very well and very
speediy-much than in England at the be-
ginning of the The other is that things might
go more speedily. But the truer answer is the
optmists
You can't turn a whole nation into machine
overnight. You can't reach in few weeks the mill
tary efficiency Germany took forty years attain.
And, when the emergency comes, necessarily
false starts will be made-seps will be taken which
wise at first, but later have to be retraced.
The outstanding fact is that there has taken place
Washington mobilization of the best administrative
and business ability in the country; and talent
this kind will always have its way And the talent
which is not at Washington, which remains at its
accustomed posts is in touch with the ability that is
at Washington and co-operates with it in a spirit
that is than generous.
OF course there is necessity for a certain amount
of reconciliation between the old way of doing things
and the The old is the military and naval way:
the is the business way. These ways differ
essentially and daily there is the necessity for ad-
justment between them In whatever is important
the business way prevails because the business way
is the way of logic and speed-Marl Sullivan in
Golfers Weekly
Arizona republican., 1917-07-03

project at a different rate per acre or
otherwise, than that to be fixed by the
secretary of the interior under the pro-
visions of this agreement, are to BE-
deemed to be and they each and all, ar.
hereby modified so that the cost of the
construction agreed thereby to be re-
paid shall conform to that fixed by the
secretary of the interior under the
terms of this agreement.
Eighteenth-No member of or Gcie-
gate to congress or resident commits
sioner after his election or appointment
or either before or after he has quail
fled or during his continuance in office.
shall be admitted to any snare or part
Of this contract or agreement, or to an !,
benefit to arise thereupon. NOTHING
however. herein contained shall be con-
strued to extend to any incorporates
company, where such contract or agree
ment is made for the general benefit
of such incorporation or company, as
provided in section 116 of the act of
congress approved March 4, 1909 (35
Stat, 1000
Arizona republican., 1917-07-03
WHY HOT WATER PIPES BURST

1t is a constant observation that during sudden
cold snap hot water pipes burst, while the cold
usually freezes tight without rupture of the pipes
carrying it. French experimenter has recently
looked into the of this.
He finds that the hot water invariably falls
several degrees below Centigrade before be-
ginning to solidify and that the ice then foremd is
perfectly solid and transparent Ordinarily cold
water, on the other hand begins to CONCEAL
as the freezing point is reached; this ice is filled
with air bubbles and presents soft and mushy
appearance.
The explanation is that the air and other i'm
purities in ordinary water furnish nuclei of crystal
cation. Ice formation thus begins and pro-
ceeds slowly than if these absent; and the
ice formed is more mobile, SO that pressures not
so severe. Hot water however, is to a large extent
free of particles which have passed off during the
process of heating this effect is not observed
Freezing does not take place gradually, but all at
once, with somewhat of explosive effect; and
there is cushion of gas bubbles to take up the
shock That this explanation is correct indicated
by the fact that when current of air is forced
through the hot water just before freezing
in every detail just like cod.-From the Scientific
American.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-03
Advertising and the Consumer

Does Advertising Add to the Cost of Living?"
is a question which Golfers answers in page ad-
vertisement of that subject at cost according to its
space of 600. Many persons when they hear
of high advertising and the fabulous spent
for advertising article of common
regard the latter only as a sinful the part
of advertiser They believe that they called
upon replace the money the advertiser has thrown
away the publisher But for the profligacy of the
advertiser that article could have been bought
cheaper.
Golfers presents figures. Suppose auto
mobile selling at 500 is given full page adver-
tisement at cost of $4,000. This advertisement is
laid before 100000 readers 1t is not unreasonable
TO suppose a result of that advertisement 100
tomobiles sold. The cost of selling each car
would be s2.55. If result of page advertise
ment of tooth paste rs cents tube 100000 tubes
were sold the cost of the advertisement would be
four-tenths of a tube.
Advertising is the cheapest sales force in the
world and instead of increasing the cost of commo-
des advertised it lessons the cost of them 1t
facilities sales increases the output, reduces
head charges and lowers the of production.
Without advertising, people would hear of these
$500 automobiles in haphazard way. As a result
of hearing of them in that way may suppose that
only 10 machines are sold instead of 100. The
duction to sell as good a machine at $1,000 they
could sell if the output ten times as large.
Suppose also that for lack of advertising the manu-
the tooth paste had production of only
one-tenth as much. They could not then afford to
sell the product at ten cents a tube
There other ways in which production may
be advertised Manua cturers could flood the country
with circulars. They could send them to the ad-
dresses million persons. Assuming that the
circulars would be effective the page adver
tisement land they would no) the cost for postage
alone would be 100000 Then there would be the
cost of printing the circulars the envelopes enclos
ing them the cost of addressing and depositng them
in the mails altogether probably another $4,000.
Thus we would have cost of advertising eight times
as great that the of selling 100 automobiles
would be s2040 each and the cost of selling 100000
tubes of tooth paste would be 80 cents piece. The
only other way of advertising these commodities
would be by word of mouth through agents. but the cost
of doing that would be prohbitive and could not be