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New Britain herald., 1919-06-05
HISTORIC SHIP
 IS BUT MEMORY
[. $, s. Oregon, Feature of Many Pa tI1otiC Celebrations Will Be
 Seen No More
Seen No More.

San Francisco, June 5.-"Good- bye dear old Oregon was the sentim ent voiced by hundreds of men, women and children during the last week of the Victory Liberty Loan campaign when they visited the famous old bat tleship for the last time as she lay at anchor in San Francisco bay. Within a few weeks the grim fighter of near ly quarter of a century ago will take her place with the "ConStitution" in the hearts of the Am erican people the Oregon will go out of commission and become a memory.
 A few weeks after the sinking of the Battlcshlp Maine at Havana the Oregon was in San Francisco harbor when there flashed across the conti- nent on March 12, 1898, from the navy depa artn ent to the Oregons con- mauder an order to proceed to Callao CPeru) as soon as practicable. On March ', Captain Charles E. Clark assumed command. and two days la ter began the celebrated trip around the "Horn.'
 Captain Clark was not advised that war had been declared against Spain Qnlll his afTlVal at EtlO JanclfO, Apfll 30. Great concern was felt in the United States for the lonely Oregon as the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet under Adm ral Cervera, which had just left Cape Verde Islands was unknown.
 The nation breathed a sigh of relief when word was received that the Ore gon had arrived safely at Jupiter In let, Fla, May 24, after a trip of 14, GOO miles made in 68 days. A few days la ter she joined Admiral SampsOn's fleet off Santiago, Cuba, and she par ticipated in the great battle of Sun day, July 3, 1898, when Cervera's fleet was annihilated. The Oregon forced the Colon, the last of the Spanish ships, ashore to her destruction.
 Subsequently the Oregon steamed from New York to Manila where she was on duty during the American operations in the Philippines. Of late years she has been used for training school for young sailors and has been
New Britain herald., 1919-06-05
7 OIL OR PAREGORIC? FN
 ASK LORD COWDRAY
Messenger Confuses Bottles and
 Causes Confusion

There is much of mystery as to why Lord Cowdray had to let go his big oil properties in Mexico. The Royal Dutch Shell has taken them over and she British government, which used to be 8 bit suspicious of the Dutch man, H. A. Deterding, master of the Royal Dutch Shell, now is working hand and glove with him.
 < Lord COwdray did more when he Twas Sir Weetman Pearson than since he has been raised to the peerage. He is one of the worlds great builders. He has monuments to his genius in all the continents. He made the port of Vera Cruz, the great harbor it is today. At the mouth Of the Amazon he checked the waters of the might fest of rivers and made them stop in- terfering with mans efforts to estab- fish a sound and safe entrepot He expects to tunnel the British channel as a. crown to what he did in making the port of Dover. He dreams too of tunneling the Mediterranean at Gi- bTaltar so as to make possible direct traffic from London to the Cape.
 Just now his lordship is drilling all over England and Scotland for oil. He has what uncutured persons term a Dug on oil. He believes there is oil in the tight little isle and he will not be satisfied until he taps it's lnsides from Lands End to John O'Groat and sSes what's concealed there.
 By the way, Lord Cowdray is a very serious minded person and has no time for jokes.
 One day recently he got word from ing outfits that he had struck oil and would send @ sample. The sample came and Lord Cowdray was eager to learn what proportion and quality of petroleum there was in it. He de- spatched a subordinate to a famous chemist to have an analysis made. The subordinate. being a. precise and prop CT person, did not consider it becom- ing to go to the famous chemist in ordinary garD so he first went home to Change his clothes.
 Having been impressed by Lord Cowdray to take great care of the Sample the messenger took the bottle from his pocket, placed it in the closet Of his room and then proceeded to change his ralment.
 When that was accomplished he went to the closet once more, got a bottle and in a most dignifed and sat isfied way proceeded to the famous chemist and discharged his duty
 Next day Lord Cowdray, eager for
New Britain herald., 1919-06-05

Drop little Freezone on an aching eorn, instantly that corn stops hurt Ing, then you lift it right out. It doesn't pain one bit. Yes, magic!
 Why wait? Your druggist sells a, aRy bottle of Freezone for a few cents, sufficient to rid your feet of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and calluses, with Tout soreness or irritation Freezone l is the much talked of ether discovery 1rf 2 Cincinnati genius.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-05

Information, phoned to the chemist
 Was the result of the analysis promising?" he inquired.
 "Promising!" exclaimed the chem ist. T should say so. You've made a wonderful strike, your lordship, if this sample is any index"
 My word,' said his lordship. And what proportion of oil do you find %
 "Oil! your lordship," exclaimed the chemist with a. hee-haw, "why, you've struck paregoriC."
New Britain herald., 1919-06-05

the feature of many celebra tions and other events.
 She was built at the Union Iron "oFks at San Francisco in 1896 and carried a complement of 34 officers and 671 men. Her displacement was 10,2SS tOns
New Britain herald., 1919-06-05

people have asked me to organize temporary assistance and provide ad- vice"
 Lady Muriel will esta blish her relief Headquarters at Pressburg from which center the Is necessitous Slovakian districts will be fed, clothed and medically assisted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
THE BIRMINGHAM AeEHERA1D, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, 1919

mechanic at 3:54 p m. today. Major Carlisle II. Walsh. commandant at Souther field who started the flight with Lieutenant Rogers in similar airplane. was forced to land at Tuscaloosa, Ala, soon after leaving Taylor field Mont gomery, Ala, because of engine trouble, and is proceeding to Park field by rail.
 Lieutenant Rogers actual flying time for the 470-mile flight was four hours and 19 minutes. stops having been made at Taylor field and at Payne field, West Point. Mississippi He said the entire flight was made in a driving, blinding rain, which, until the major was forced to land at Tuscaloosa, prevented them from seeing each other when more than 100 feet apart. All except about five miles of the flight had to be made at an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
MUNTINOUS OBJECTORs TRIED

Major White says that LIS of these mut1nous objectors were tried by a general court-martial at Camp Funston while he was camp judge advocat. This court was composed of 13 officers. con sisting of colonels, majors and captains the majority of whom were regular army officers. They were tried on a charge of violating the siXty-fou~th article of war, of willful disobedience of orders of superior officer to per- form noncombatant service. They were all found guilty as charged. and 109 of whom were sentenced to confinement at hard labor for life and nine of wncm were sentenced to be shot to deatn with musketry. The proceedings and ind ings of these trials were reviewed by him in the routine of duty He recon mended to the commanding officer that eacn of these sentences be commuted to 25 years confinement in disciplinary barrack at Fort Leavenworth, with dis. honorable discharges from the military service and forfeiture of all pay and allowances during such period. His rec ommendation was approved by General Wood, the reviewing authority.
 This indicates that Major White was very much more lenient in his action that was the court-martial who tried them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Oil Shale Estimated
 4O,O0O,000,000 Barrels

Washington, D. C.-The oil shale deposits In Colorado and Utah have been receiving consid- erable attention in some publications recently, so paper the Wall Street Journal laying importance upon the existence of these western beds estimated to contain over 4O,00O.- OOO 900 barrels of oil, a means Of contributing to the present oil supply. The Wall Street Jour- nal suggests that these oil possibilities may solve the gasoline problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

and allowed ko accept noncompatant service, then they are to be treated just like other soldiers in the military serv- iee-no better and no worse. They are required to obey all orders that stop short of the actual killing of human be- ings. These people think that they can with impunity defy the military authori- ties and do as they please.
 2 In the instant case, this man and six other socialists awaiting trial for refusal to obey lawful orders on the 9th instant. took offense because they wer> not served with eggs for breakfast. They became boisterous and noisy in the mesa hall and that day they began a simu- lated hunger strike, and refused to eat dinner and supper. They had refused to bathe or keep themselves in a clean con dition The camp surgeon, who examines these men twice daily. advised that two cold baths a day wouldn't hurt these men, but would do them good. On the night of the 9th, this man Breger or Berger and the others were requested to bathe and they refused They were there- upon taken by the guard under the show CTS and given a bath. Neither this man nor did any of the others suffer any i'll effects from it. He was not temporarily deranged, and apparently is enjoying the best of health.
 3. These men are studiously recalcitrant and defiant towards all military authori- ties. They refuse to take exercise; they refuse to form in columns of twos nno march into their mess; they refuse to hathe and keep their bodies clean; in fact, they refuse to obey, and apparently take pleasure in letting it be known that they will not obey any military com mands. A matter of interest is the fact that while these men are on a pretended hunger strike. and have refused for the past four days to eat in the mess hall, yet large supply of matted milk tablets and chocolate was found in their pos session on Saturday, which doubtles. would have sustained them for quite a while. This fact, as well as others, shows the insincerity of these men.
 4. My investigation convinced me that the treatment of these men has been far more considerate than they deserve or that the American people who believe in the maintenance of their country and of liberty would tolerate if they knew of the trouble and annoyance these pretend ed objectors give to the military authori- ties. FRANK s. WHITE, JR, Major Judge Advocate, Camp Judge Ad-
 yocate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

legislature which meets on January IA Governor Charles Henderson Is seeing few callers and is dismissing many with short interviews. The governor has been engaged on his message several days, and is said to be leaving his office later than usual. He will suggest legislation that will be of -beneht to the state if adopted, his friends say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Colonel Caffey at Capital

Montgomery. December sl.-tSpecial) Col Francis G. Caffey. former Montgom- erian, but now district attorney of New York, is spending a few days with boy hood friends at the Capital City. Col. Caffey spent Christmas with his father at Verbena and came to Montgomery Tuesday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Airmen Forced to Land at Tuscaloosa

Memphis. Tenn, December a.-Lieut,
 Emery H. Rogers, officer in charge of
 flying at Souther field, Americus Ga,
 arrived at Park field, near here. with his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

altitude not exceeding 250 feet, he said, and between Payne field and Park field. a dista,tce of 16O miles, which was cov- cred in s4 minutes, he was forced to fly so close to the railroad tracks to keep his course that at times his ma chine was between the entertainments.
 The major and lieutenant made the 125- mile flight between Souther and Taylor fields in one hour and b minutes, de- spite the rain, he said, but the l73 miles from Taylor to Payne field took two hours, being made against the wind. The flight from Payne to Park field was made with the wind, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

archists. Is intensely interested as shown by the fact that he had a pri- vate inspector of his own in Funston, secretly Investigating the affair with view of forestalling action by Con gress. That this agent was devoting his time to questioning these consclentt- ous objectors. The correspondent of the Kansas City Star, in it's issue of the 2lth. quotes the following as one of the instructions given by the Secretary of War to the commanding generals of all national army and guard division camps, as to the treatment of these conscientious objectors;
 ,''With reference 10 their attitude
 of obJecting to military service,
 these men are not to-be treated aa
 violating military laws, thereby
 subiectinE themselves to penalties
 of the articles of war, but heir nt-
 ,itHde in this respect will be quiet
 ly ignored and they will be treated
 with kindly consideration. UpOn
 no circumstances are the instruc-
 Jions contained in the foregoing to
 be given to the newspapers.v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
COURT OF INQUIRY


 Major White says se and his associates demanded court of inquiry. This be- ing denied them, they will now asH Congress- to investigate the affair. In this they are backed by many leading newspapers of the country. The atti- tude of these newspapers is fairly ex- pressed by an editorial in the Kansas City Times, of the 23d instant:
 Tt is an amazing situation, and one that patriotic Americans would find il impossible to conceive but for the direc, and unmistakable evidence that discloses it, that a propaganda so vicious and dangerous as that of the so-called con- scientious objectors should not only bt allowed to exist in the army, but be the objects of a solicitude in the war de- partment itself that is difficult to dis tinguish from actual favor.
 '.The very disagreeable impression that the public has received from the reveia- tion, through events at Camp Funston that these traitorous enemy aids were encouraged in their mutinous spirit by this attitude of high Washington offl- cials will be even more intensified in the army. That was to be expected and should be applauded. The spirit of the army is high, and professionally as well as patriotically it was bound to resent a tenderness toward a propaganda that aimed at it's own destruction This situation is one that neither the army nor the country can permit to continue. Pac- ificism. sentimentalism and soft headed ness are dangerous anywhere. In the war department they are intolerable. They are fatally subversive of army spirit and discipline and are as inconsistent with the purposes of a military estab- |lishment as fireworks would be in a fire department If the war department in it's course has come to be chlef source of pacifist inspiration in this country, 1t ia time action was taken to turn it back to it's original purpose"
 SECRETARY BAKERS LETTER In the same paper, of the same day, is quoted a letter from the Secretary of War to the President. as follows: "War Department, seWnshingtOn July 22, 1918. "Dear Nr. President: Thank
 you for sending me Upton Sinclair's
 interesting communication. think, however, he should be informed
 that we are now doing absolutely
 all that public opinion will stand
 in the interest of conscientious Ob-
 iectOrs and others whose views do
 not happen to coincide with those
 of the vast majority of their fellow cOuntrymen.
 q have given directions that all the court-martial cases having to do with these people shall be carefully and sympathetically reviewed, in the light of the experience gained by the special board of inquiry, consisting of Judge Mack, Dean Stone and Major Stoddard.'
 A correspondent of these papers, in the same issue, says in substance, that Assistant Secretary Keppel. of the war department. who seems to be the sheltering arm for these mutincus an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Governor Preparing Message
 Mopts somery, December Sl.-tSpecial) Because all of his time is taken up h. preparing the lengthy message to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
SUPERFICIAL AND BIASED

This is the report, which was char acterized by the Secretary of War as su- perficial and biased, and which his in spector, who later made an investigation, stated, misled the camp commander without even asking the camp commander was misled by it, but which General Wood emphatically states was not biased and did not miSlead him. This inspect or who recommended certain actions be taken against the other officers involved, did not recommend that any action be taken against myself.
 The next day after this examination and the above report was made, Major Desoubre, camp inspector for Camp Funston, made an investigation of the situation, examining the officers and the prisoners themselves, and when speak ing of the prisoners, among other things, says:
 From my observation of the sur roundings of these men, l believe there is no real foundation for complaint of i'll treatment or criticism of methods adopt ed. I believe that under the circumstances they are as well taken care of as could be possibly expected. i
 "In this report he characterized the character of these men as muntinous, saying that they absolutely and posi- lively refused to obey any military or der, or any instructions that appeared to them to be from any military source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
INSPECTORS REPORT

Soon thereafter Inspector General Will Hams, who was directed by the war de- pertinent to make a special investigation of the treatment of these men at Camp Funston, in submitting his report to the Secretary of War, when speaking of a group of these men said: On being con- fined in the guard house at Camp Fun ston, they immediately excited the ami mostly and hostility of the officers and guards placed over them, and of the ord- mary prisoners confined in the guard house with them. Their declination to do any sort of work, their refusing to do their share of the policing of the guard house, the sinks and latrines of the guard house. throwing this work on the rest of the prisoners, intensified the feelings of the prisoners against them Their attitude of insubordination, their disregard for prison discipline, their re- fusing to conform to the ordinary mili- when officers of the guard visited the prison room, was calculated to under mine the prison discipline and the dis cipline of the guard
 He further stated that they were thoroughly schooled in the orders issued by the war department covering the protection of conscientious objectors, and were disposed to use this protec- ton to keep from doing any work what ever. These reports of Major Desoubre and General Williams were in the hands of the war department when it's summary and inexcusable action was taken against hoe off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01


 and reasonable propaganda throughou this country, and were actually caught in disseminating it in this military camp which was subversive of all discipline and destructive of the morale of oui army.
 SLACKERS AND COWARDS
 "The act referred to was never
 intended as the war department
 extended it, to extend exemption to
 men such as those, who were noth-
 ing less than slackers and cow
 ards or prO-Germans. If men of
 this character were not dealt with [, promptly and vigorously the
 whole principle of universal ser
 vice would fall to the ground.
 These simulated objectOrx were E. confined with n large number of
 other general prisoners and with
 these other prisoners, under mil- ftary custom, were required to po-
 lice their quarters and around
 their premises, and the Iatrine
 which they used. This they open ly and definntiy refused to do,
 throwing their share of this work
 upon the other prisoners. dis
 satisfying them, and setting be- fore these other prisoners this ex- ample of disobedience and de- fiance of authority.
 "They would even refuse to march in orderly formation to and from thelr mess. but would struggle along as they saw fit, and when being ordered out to mess or exercise they would stand in the doorway and block it, so that the guards or other persons could not pass, defying the guards and officers to move them they refused to take exercise, baths and keep their bodies and belongings clean and in a sani- tary condition; they refused to be vac cinated or inoculated in order to safeguard their own as well as their fellow soldiers from sickness and dis ease. In fact, they refused to obey and apparently took pleasure in letting it be known that they would take no part under the military establishment nor obey any military command what ever. In their attitude they repeat edly let it be known that they were receiving encouragement from outside sources and claiming they would be protected in their attitude by the war department
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-21
SOUR DoUGH NOTES
Happenings on Douglas Island Twenty Years Ago This Week
 From News Files

The st PatricKs Day ball at Oh mans hall was we'll attended Al- ! though it was warm in the hall thc temperature was kept down some what by two ladies who wore white dresses
 Steps wore being taken to organ izc K. p. lodge in Juneau.
 License law for Alaska saloons was passed by congress. The law would compel saloons in Douglas to pay Sl.OOO and those in Juneau S1,5OO liquor licenses
 The tug Pioneer arrived to tow the Dirigo south for repairs. The latter had been lying on tho Tread we'll beach for some time, having been put there after an accident on her way North.
 The Douglas Masonic Club enter tained the Juneau Masons. The Ma sonic lodge was not yet organized.
 Fred Henson returned on the To-  pcka from am extended visit on Puget sound
 Hans Magnuson and Simon Cam cron arrive in the city.
 Joe Patterson. of Boulah Rebckah Lodge No. 47 of Washington, rem dored very valuable assistance to the secretary of the newly instituted lodge of Rcbekahs at the first meet ing.
 Frank Bach selling beans of an kinds at his store at 2ii cents a pound. Drysalt pork was selling for Q cents a pound.
 Ferry boat Lone Fisherman being ovcrhaulod.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-21
REFUSED THE GOLD

When three prominent national geographic societies sought Co honor Vnhjalmur stcraussou recently for his distinguished achievements in Che Arctic regions, by awarding him gold medals, they met with am un- expected response from the great explorer. Courtcously the latter re- quested to have the medals struck in bronze instead of gold, and to al- low the difference in cash between thc cost of the two medals
 Astouishcd though they were at first. when they heard his reasons the men who sought to honor him gladly acccdod Co this apparently ungracious suggestion Mr. Sterans- son explained that he wanted the money sent to the widowed mother ot the late Henri Bcauchat, in France. to assist in the maintenance of her and her family
 BcauChat was the anthrOpoloElsl of the last Stcfansson Arctic eXpc- ditiou. and was frozen Co death shortly after the sinking of the Kar- mk His widowed mother has been in desperate straits since his death. To add Co her misfortuucs her son u-law was killed in thc war and her daughter has become a chronic invalid
 "Thc value Of the medals would bc Che same Co me whether they were of bronze or gold" Mr. stcfanssou explained with a smile. And how much better it would bc if the un- happy family of my old comradC could reap thc benefit of the differ. cucc in their cost"
 This has been done Last Decem. bor the American Geographical so.