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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
NEW SYSTEM WILL
HELP THE BORROWER
Probably Require Many
Months to Get Whole
System Into Working
Order, But Bankers Will
Give It as Fast Dispatch
as Possible Government
Bonds to Be Retired.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The twelve
federal reserve banks will open for
business tomorrow. This marks the
first great change in the United States
banking system in fifty years. Re
gionaI banks are located in Boston,
New York. Philadelphia, Richmond,
Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneap-
oils, st. Louis, Dallas, Kansas City,
and San Francisco.
The banks operations temporarily
be limited to rediscounting notes,
drafts and exchange bills. Later they
will exercise their full functions under
the currency act. The progress Of the
system will be observed with interest.
1t starts with 1911 member banks cap
itaIized at $106, ,795, 500. One-sixth of
this is in their vaults. Their cash re-
serve is estimated at nearly $3.50, ,00o,-
000
Secretary AIcAdoo will issue a for
NAL call for the opening tomorrow.
Secretary McAdoo said tonight that
the opening marks a new era in the
business and financial history Of the
United States and the countries to be
congratulated. He declared that the
member banks everywhere were united
in tn effort to open the system under
the most auspicious conditions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
ALL STOCK AND MARKET
EXCHANGES OPEN TODAY
Naval Stores Market, Whose
Last Quotation on Spirits
Was 451z Cents, It is Be-
lieved Will Stand Firm,
as Sales Were Made Last
Week at 45 Cents.

All Of the stock and market ex-
changes throughout the country will
open today after having been closed
since July %, when the war began.
Those in which the South is chiefly
interested are the cotton exchanges
and the Savannah board OF trade
where the naval stores market is
fixed.
Cotton win of course not be quoted
today at the same figures that it stood
when the exchanges closed, but 1t Is
believed that the naval stores market
will begin practically where 1t closed
IN July The closing quotation on
spirits and turpentine for July % was
IS IL cents. It is known that sales
were made last week at As cents and
the market today IS expected to at
least equal that figure.
With the opening OF the exchanges,
business is expected to resume much
OF its old activity within a very short
time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16

has been destroyed by heavy guns
and is a 'sno-man's land ia posses
sion of neither side. Dixmude has
been in German. hands for several
days.
The outlined portion TO the west
marked A shows the region once held
by the Germans as they sought to ad-
vance along the coast. It has been
admitted that they took Nieuport and
bombarded F'urnes, but they were
flooded out, and now have only a Sew
crossings 70 the canalized User river
in this field, the Belgians having ad-
vanced almost to Ostend under the
protection of the warshipS.
Practically all the country indicated
in these areas has been laid waste by
artillery.
This German advance represents
weeks Of effort since the fall of Art
werp. They have gained about ten
miles with their superior artillery. 1t
will be seen that the capture Of Calais
is still far off unless they make faster
progress, and indications are that the
allies are getting into this field naval
artillery which can cope with the Ger
man heavy guns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16

How the Germans are progressing
with their effort to blast and hack
their way TO Calais''-as the British
official observer put it's indicated by
the above map, based on official and
unofficial reports of the fluctuations Of
the most bitter battle of the war,
which for two weeks has had it's cen
ter at Ypres.
The shaded portion shows the area
conquered by the Germans. The
allies at the beginning had Roulers
and Menin, and the British, during
the battle, forced their way to Tour
Going and momentarily took Lille, but
could not hold it.
The French reports have shown that
the Germans pushed a. wedge to the
south OF Ypres, which threatened that
town on the north of ArmentiereS OH
the south. South of Lys they have
gone past La Bassee, so that they are
threatening Bethune.
While the Germans were making
these gains the allies, for time, made
advances near Dixmude, but in the
last few days the weight of the Ger
man attack has been shifted north
westward and the result is that Ypres
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
WEST FLORIDA TO
FURNISH QUOTA
Believed That Animals Are
Being Bought for British
Government and the Cost
viii Exceed a Million
Dollars-Not Known from
What Point the Shipment
Will Be Made.

Escambia county and West Florida
will be called upon for all Of the avail
able horses and mules that can ba
purchased here for use in the Euro
pean war.
On Wednesday, the Abraham Bros.
Horse and Mule Co. OF Montgomery,
will have representatives in Pensa cola,
to purchase horses and mules on a
contract of 5000 head which they laws
engaged to supply, it is presumed, tOt
the English government
Specifications and prices to be Bald
for these animals are published aIscA
where in The Journal today and 1t ia
announced that cash will be paid for
delivery of all animals that come up
to specifications
These 5000 horses and mules VIII
probably cost tho purchaser, by tho
time they are delivered on the other
side of the Atlantic. from $500 20
$3.50 a head, the cost or rnobiilziEE
and transporting that number being
a very expensive ma tier in addition 10
the original cost of the animals Il
will mean a total expenditure of from
one million to 81 1850, ,OOO--a large con-
tract for any firm to fill.
From what point the animals will
be shipped is not known, but it viii
no doubt be from Pensacola, Mobile,
or New Orleans, as they have TO 30
secured from various sections Of he
South
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
Status of Those
Who Resisted the
Invaders Defined
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


London. Nov. 1.-The fate which
befell Bclgian civilians who attacked
invading Germans has TJ.sed a ques-
ton concerning the right Of the pcpu-
Iation Of an invaded country to rise
against the enemy.
An analysis Of laws Oh this sub jCcb
adopted at the conventions at Tus
Hague leads the Law Journal to tins
conclusion that there is nothing In
these regulations which would confer
on the Belgians the RI IN to resist.
unless their resistance were the worS
of men who could be recognized by
the invaders as armed scrces.
One section Of these rules sHpulats1
that "the population Of an unoccu .! ~
country which, on the approach Of m
enemy, takes up arms spontaneously
TO resist the invading force, without
having had time to organize Itself
conformably to the article about the
organization Of volunteer and militia
corps, Will be treated as belligerents
II it carries arms openly and respects
the laws and customs Of war" us
means, says the Law Journal, tEah
those who resist the invaders viii not
be protected IL they make attacks from
the shelter Of houses and buildings
when once a town has been occu-
pied. They may meet the foe IN tSs
open with whatever arms they can
muster"
The British delegate at The Ha %
conference of 1899 proposed that ths
rules be modified 10 give larger 'ighta
Of resistance to unorganized m asses,
but the plan failed of adoption.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
Giant Steamship
to be Ready Soon
for Active Work
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Liverpool, Nov. I5.-Tne steamship
Aquitania, which, while acting MS
collier for the English transport ilret,
was damaged in collision with r. Ca
madam Pacific liner, has been taken
out Of the dry dock, where she was
undergoing repairs and hoated IN tae
wet dock. II Is expected that she
will soon be ready for service with
the Admiralty. n stiu required.
Ali Of the shipping companies here
are taking or their fast passenger
liners from the trans Atlantic service
as quickly as possible and replacins
them with slower boats which may
be operated at a profit on account 20
the freight which they will carry. Sew
eral Of the big fast liners carry htl'e
freight and the passenger lists in botn
directions have dwindled to such ~
extent that voyages are made at a
great loss.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
AN ELASTIC CURRENCY.

Washington, November, 15.-Witt
the opening tomorrow of the twelve
F'edera1-Reserve banks, the nation
will begin actual operation Of it's new
currency system designed to provide
an elastic circulating medium based
upon modern ideas of finance and
economics.
It has taken the Reserve Bank Or
ganization Committee and the Federal
Reserve Board almost twelve months
to work out details of organization to
the point where an opening date was
chosen. Notwithstanding careful de-
1iberations which preceded every pre-
liminary step, the twelve banks will
not for many weeks take up and ex-
ercise all the functions bestowed upon
them by Congress. Such evolution as
will result from the old national bank
ing system of necessity will in most
respects be slow. The Reserve Board,
the guiding spirit Of the new system,
is itself feeling it's way over strange
ground and the men in charge Of the
twelve banks probably will feel the
same desire to work slowly and with
sureness rather than be venturesome.
The new system is generally con-
ceded to be a compromise between a
with it's thousands of units, scattered
reserves and fixed limits of currency.
It's chief attraction and value. those
who interpret it find in the elasticity
it will give to recognized paper cur
rency. Under the present law nation
al bank currency Is almost q fixed
quantity based upon national bank
capital, issued upon United States
bonds and unresponsive to the chill
of hard times or the exultation of
boom days. It's use led, the experts
say, to unrestricted loans and specu-
lation, in the days when money was
easy and to a boarding of resources
and a Tightening of the purse strings
of credit when they were hard. 1t is
said to have bred the panic Of 1907
when solvent banks with large credits
in reserve, and central reserve banks
are expected to come to the aid of any
needy member bank which has plenty
of good paper but needs cash. To
further insure the flow of money, re-
serve banks themselves may be re-
uuired to rediscount the discounted
paper of other reserve banks.
NEW CURRENCY NOTES PRINTED.
More than $3.50. 900 Of the new
notes have been ordered by the Comp
troller OF the Currency for the twelve
banks. They are in 81, SO, $40, $50
and 800 denominations, and are to be
accepted by all member banks and
for all customs taxes or other dues.
TIE Federal Reserve Agent OF every
bank In the system, who is the govern
ment representative there, has these
notes in custody ready for the appli
cation OF member banks.
Next to the elasticity OF the new
currency, officials value the ''mobiIiza-
ton but no concentration of reserves
which it will insure. This, they
point out, does not mean the concen-
tration of vast sums from country
banks in reserve cities and central re-
serve cities as under the national
banking act, but their appearance in
large part on the debit balances Of the
twelve reserve banks in widely scat
tered parts OF the country. These re-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
COL. COCKTAILS
ON COMPLETION
PANAMA CANAL
With Completion of Great
Work, Population of the
Canal Zone Decreased
From 1880 to 29,673.
Cost of Big Ditch Was
Less Than Amount Ap-
propriated For 1t.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Concludins
chapters in the story of American
pluck and perseverance that made
possible the construction Of the Pan
anna canal are written by Col. George
GoethaIs, governor OF the Zone. in his
annual report submitted today to Sec
retary Garrison. The report tells or
the canal builders battle against
tricky earth slides, of the establish
ment of the permanent form OF gov
ernment in the Zone, with Colonel
Goethals as governor, of the beginning
of the work on fortiffcations to guard
the great waterway against invasion.
while Imposing rows OF figures tell OF
+ha cost of details In the canals con-
strnction and maintenance.
The report shows that the cenaf )
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
EPISCOPAL SYNOD
OPENS THIS WEEK
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans, La, Nov 15.-The Sy-
nod OF the Fourth Province Protestant
Episcopal church opens here this week.
Fourteen dioceases in Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi. Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, North and South Carolina,
viii be represented at the first sery .es
Tuesday. -----------l--
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
IMPOSING ARMIES
ARE SHELLINC One
ANOTHER AT LONG
RANGE IN FLANDERS
ATTACKS BY THE GERMANS AROUND YPREs
HAVE BEEN REPULSED, AND ALLIES PRE-
PAIRING TO RESIST OTHER ATTACKS.
BITTER NOVEMBER STORM
CAUSES A LULL IN THE FIGHTING

IS NOW UNOFFICIALLY REPORTED THE
GERMANS FOUND DIXMUDE A DEATH
TRAP-RUSSIANS AND TURKS ARE FIGHT
ING BATTLE IN THE CAUCASUS-SERVIAN
AND MONTENEGRINS ARE BACK IN THEIR
OWN TERRITORY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
EMEER OF AFGHANISTAN TO
DECLARE WAR UPON RUSSIA

Berlin, November 15.-An official communication
d tonight says that Constantnople reports that the
Seer of Afghanistan has decided declare upon
Vssa and England.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
FRENCH SAY GERMANS THROWN
BACK ON RIGHT BANK OF USER

Paris November 15.-The office issued official
statement tonight declaring that the Germans have been
thrown back the right bank of the User CANAL and the
statement called this the days most notable incident The
Germans have practically evacuated that part OF the Yser
eft bank, which they previously held The French say
they have recaptured the small wood of Bixschoote
lhey had lost this previously through night attack The
further said the German offensive south of Ypres
there is nothing to report
Inc french statement this afternoon and yesterday
was devoted chiefly to artillery battles German attacks
the Germans lost heavily All German efforts recently
nave resulted In the capture of the ruined village of Dix
nude It's position has made its defense difficult The
es nave continued pushing their approach the works
ward along the front between the rivers Disc and Lys
There has been detached artillery fighting and minor
ements in the vicinity of Lorraine and Vosges fronts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
,FNsACOLA WEATHER

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, 20 degrees; low
est, 81 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16
Monday, cold

-.{r 4hOIAbAdS SO4eANA
.cssdav fair, much cold
Moderate west winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16

Is the Natural Gulf Gateway for the
Great South American Trade of the
near future.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16

Cconttnued on Page rwa.1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-16

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

COONEY-In this city, April 3, Mi chaeI E., son of Margaret Cooney. Funeral services will be held at St. 4 Patrickss church at Il a. m. SatuF- day, April H. Tnterment in St Michaei's cemetery. Kindly omit flowers asp BUCHMAN-In this city, April 9th, 1914, Anna Schaer Buchnan, wife, of Louis Buchman. in her ssrd year
 Friends are invited to attend the ~ funeral at her late home, No. 132 Shelton street on Saturday. 11th inst. at 2:SO o'clock D. m. aep HOUsTONEIn this city. April 10. 1914 Ellen F Toolan, wife of Ed ward Houston at No. 8 Mill Hil avenue,i aged 30 years.
 Notice of funeral hereafter. a FIYNN-In this city, Wednesday, April 9th. 1914. Lawrence J. Flynn. aged 34 years. months. 10 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the late residence of the deceased, No. 32 Roset1ale street, on Saturday, April 11th, at 10 a. m. and from St Augustine's church at 1o-So a. m.
 Interment at St HFichaers ceme- tery. U bs KEARNs-1rl this city, Aprfi 8, 1914. James J. Kearns, aged 5e years. B days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. se7 William, street, Saturday. April II, at 2 D. m., and from St. Charles church at 2:3o p. m
 Interment at St. MichaeHs ceme- tery. U b* FIaANAGAF-In this city, April 9th, 1914. Christopher Flanagan.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence. 51o Wood avenue, on Saturday, April Ii, at 10:15 a. m., and from St. Angus tines church at Il a. m.
 Interment at St. Michaers ceme- tery. U9b* BONNHR--Tn this city. Wednesday. April sth. 1914. Charles H. Bonner, aged 4e years, g months. 19 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No e77 Map1ewood avenue, on Satur- day, April 11th, at 9:30 a. na., and from StPeter's church at 10 o'clock
 Interment at St. Mfchael's ceme- tery. ID"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
WARMER WEATHER
 FOR EASTER SHOW
Government Forecasters Pre- dict Fair Day For Fem
 mine Fashions.

A warming-up wave developing in the interior was being waited from the mountains last night, which the weather experts say will spread over the eastern and southern states today
 The be1ated wintry blasts which gripped the Atlantic coast from Flor ida to the northern border yesterday and promised disaster to the plans of the Easter paraders are reported on the retreat and the forecasters in Washington predict fair and warmer weather for Sunday and Monday. g
 Winters belated touch enveIoping the entire East set new records yes terday at official thermometers. In New Orleans straw hats and spring finery were replaced with winter over coats. Throughout the south Atlantic and gulf states heavy damage to fruits and early crops was feared 30- degree drop in a few hours was rec orded at Mobile.
 Snow fIurries were recorded as far south at GreenyilIe, S. C., breaking the April records of several years Fruit trees in blossom in the Norfolk tide water section were caught in the nip ping frosts. April snow in Richmond was recorded for the first time since theeSpanish war.
 The weather bureau predicted heavy frosts as far south as northern Florida last night, and cold weather nearly everywhere east of the Rocky noun tains.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

was inclined to grant a re- prieve, but after asking for ad- vice from prominent criminal lawyers he took up the reading of the testimony given at their trial, and from that time a de-
 cided change was noticed in his attitude. Frank is twenty eight, Gyp twenty-five, Louie will be twenty-three this month and Whitey is twenty six. The crime for which they are to be punished was the shooting of Herman Rosenthal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
Waists.

 Beautiful silk and crepe de chine, fine voi1e and lawn. Of Opera waists a partic- ulariy dainty assembly, $2 and more.
 Fancy-striped voile with a sailor collar edged with lace, $2.
 Voile in fancy stripe, col lar trimmed with fine em- broidery, $3.
 Dotted dinity enbroider- ed with tiny flowers, lace frilled front, $5,
 Sheer voile embroidered with colored flowers, lace ruff1e $5.
 Fine fancy crepe enbroid cred in color. Organdy col lar edged with lace, $7. 50.
 Yelling.
 Spotted veilings of unique pattern. Have dots, or but terflies or flowers just where they will appear on ones cheek.
 Crinkly veilings dotted al1over, soc to $1.25 yd.
 Shoes.
 Patent leather shoes with top of deep black cloth have rich effect, $3 to $5. Colonial ties, with hand some buckles, $3 toa $4.
 Pumps of rich dull leath- CT or brilliant patent leath- er,-$3 to $4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

of appeals passed upon the judgment of the court ifnpos- ing the sentence the date orig inally fixed for their execution had passed Therefore it be- came incumbent upon the court of appeals to set a new date for execution. and it nam ed the week beginning April 13. The only avenue of hope then left open to the four con demned men was executive clemency, and the governor was appealed to. At first he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
| "H'fY a.5 & 2ao M Syp e

Albany, April 1O-Governor Glynn has denied the applica- ton of the four gunmen in the Becker case for a communication of sentence of death or for a reprieve. The Frank Ci- rofici (sDago Frankly, Louis Rosenberg (ssLefty Louie" Harry Horowitz ("Gpy the Blood'@ and Jacob Seidensh- ner Whitley Lewis will go to the electric chair in Sing Sing prison at sunrise on Mon- day, April 13 When the court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

at 2 o'clock in the morning of July 16, 1912, at the front door of the Hotel Metropole, on For ty-third street, a scant hundred feet off brilliantly lighted Broadway. District Attorney Charles s. Whitman proved that the four had been engaged by Jack Rose, Bridgie Webber and Harry Vallon to kill Rosen- thai before he could get to the district attorney that morning and "sqdeal'' on Lieutenant Becker, who was accused of grafting and extortion. The three turned states evidence, and it was on their testimony that the four were convicted and that Becker was found guilty of having instigated the crime. District Attorney Whit mans quick action in the case is believed to have been res ponsible for the conviction of the four gun men and Lieuten- ant Becker He took personal charge of the case before sun rise a few minutes after the murder occurred, and in spite of the opposition and poor memories of various members of the metropolitan police he carried, the case through to a successful conclusion. The men were tried before and sentenced by Judge Golf. The arrow in the accompanying prison picture indicates the death house at Sing Sing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
AERONAUT, AGED s6, IS
 PLANNING ASCENSION

Philadelphia. April 1o.-samueI -E. King, the grand old man of Amer ican aeronautics, passed his 2Gth birthday today at his home in Hor- borough, a suburb He i5 loOElnU forward to the coming summer 1g1cas he says. he expects to make at lea1E one ascension
 King holds the record of hawluI made more than 1000 ascenaions- Eta is enthusiastic over aerial navlEalloEt but cannot bring himself to Do e Bcr liever in the propelled airship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
i. c. 6. PLANS SUIT
(continued from Page 1.)

(COntinued rom FdE6 4-J was made by the New Haven and the Billiard Company, the latter had $10,- 4o0 900 of securities What of real substance was behind the Billiard Com pany?''
 q do not know" he responded.
 He explained that the books of the New Haven would show all the trans actions He could not explain why large payments in form of loans to former President Mellen were made except that they had been ordered by the board of directors. A particular loan of S375,0oO to MT. Mellen had been repaid with interest at per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

Request for condemnation Of a houEc at 25 TroweM street is being fnvenlf- gated by the Board of Health. rho building Is reported to be fin an un- sanitary condition Inspector Dunbar will look into the conditions rho address given Is not to be found fu the current city directory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

There content delight for folks who yet must complete their Easter shopping Merchandise here to assure it. Service is here to insure it.
 In readiness to make the store your better the very last before Spring premier fashion day. larger better gatherings of apparel rovid ed There is in waiting now collections from which isfactory choice easily to be made Not person to be disappointed if we can prevent it.
 These 1ast-moment needs ready in splendid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
JERSEY TOWN FLOODED
 BY GNAWING MUSKRATS

BranchvilIe, N J., April 1o--Muslz- arts burrowing in the walls of the embankment at Charles 1T. Crisman's mill weakened it, and the n1iIlrace gave way.
 A gap through which a team of horses might have been driven was