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The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
California Will Sound Taps
on Dec. is For Pugilistic Game

ferences as to relative merits else
where. At midnight of Tuesday, Dec.
Is taps Will be sounded for other
than amateur bouts of four rounds
duration in the principal Pacific coast
state and after rather prosperous
quarter of a century, pugilism will be
taboo. In recent years the California
promoters of this class Of sport have
given excellent inducements to the
leading fighters of the world and as
result the best men in every class
have at one time or another appeared
there and several championship titles
have been lost and won.
Several notable heavyweight contests
have taken place in San Francisco
since the memorable sixty-one round
draw between James J. Corbett and
Peter Jackson was fought in 1891. This
served to bring Corbett into the lime
light and within eighteen months
afterwards the then young bank clerk,
had annexed the heavyweight honors
by defeating John L. Sullivan, some
what unexpectedly at New Orleans in
September, 1892. The young Califor-
nian. was not considered seriously as
a possible contender by Sullivan's le-
gion of admirers and the Pacific coast
was eIated when Corbett brought back
the championship to his native state
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
Games For 1916 In
Berlin viii Be Postponed

contributed 1,121 athletes TO games in
the following order: Great Britain and
colonies, S76; Germany, 1856; Russia,
178; France, 102; Hungary 1877; Aus
tria, 50; Belgium, 80; Japan, Turkey,
and Seryia, two each.
That these nations, even though
peace is declared in the meantime, can
not approach in number or athletic
calibre these entries in 1916 is gen.
orally accepted by those who have
witnessed the physical result of the
war to date. Albert F. Copeland, Aus
tria's Olympic trainer, and Alvin
Kraenzlein, chief of the German staff
of athletic instruction, have both re-
turned to this country on an indefinite
leave Of absence. COPELAND in dis
cussing the outlook, said:
Personally do not think the Olym-
pic games scheduled to be held in
Berlin in 1915 will take place, even IL
the war does not last longer than this
winter. Other nations as well as Aus
tria and Germany have suffered from
the loss of their best men in the track
and field work.
There is not much interest in the
games in Berlin. The great stadium
has been closed since the declaration
of war. The grounds and grand stand
of the surrounding race track are be-
ing used as a hospital for convaIescent
soldiers"
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
GUTIERREZ, VILLA, zAPATA|
NOW OCCUPY MEXICO CITY
They Formally Take Charge
of the Mexican Capital,
According to Official Gem :
munications.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ell Paso, Dec. 6.-ProvisfonaI Prest-
dent Gutierrez with Generals Villa and
Zapata formally occupied the capitol
at Mexico Ciry this nornfng, accord
ing to an official report by Villa agents
here tonight. There have been no press
dispatches here from the south for
some days.
That Francisco Villa, the one-time
bandit, would enter Mexico City or
die in the attempt, was a prediction
made more than year ago by some
of his close friends. With Villas TAX
ing Of Torreon, the Huerta strong
hold, last April, observers of Mexican
affairs discovered that the 'unlettered
bandit general" was a born genius as
a strategist and commander, and from
the time of his first prominence as a
follower of the Constitutiona1ist chief
Carranza there appeared the possibility
that he would some day completely
overshadow this miId-mannered old
lawyer general as a leader In Mexico. .
is SCARCELY KNOWN.
Now that he has entered Mexico
City, the capital itself scarcely knows
who this man Villa is However IA
miliar his name, Villa has never ceased
to be an enigma. Those who have
seen the worst side of him have never
pictured him better than a primitive
man, still the red-handed bandit he
was years ago. Others see him
changed so remarkably as to look Sc
riously to him as the Savior of Eek
leo"
Sketching what is most interesting
about Villa rather than what, per-
haps, is the most veracious, there is
the romantic story of how he turned
bandit. Born in 1858, in the little min
ing town of Las Nieves, in the state
of Durango, he remained there until
the death of his father. Then, as a
protector of his mother and sister, he
became a cowboy in western Chihua-
hua. From their parents, who were
poems of northern Mexico (some ac-
counts say of a very good family,
the children had inherited Spanish and
Indian blood and traits. The story is
that when a regiment Of Porf1rio Diaz
soldiers once visited the town, the
eyes of a captain a1ighted on Villas
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
ALLIES ADVANCING
NNORTHERN FRANCE
Unofficial Advices Claim the
French Have Seriously
Crippled the German COM
munications Between Metz
and the Wovre District
Germans Say They Have
Retreated for Tactical and
Strategica1 Reasons,
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Dec. 6.-The battles for pos
session Of Lodz, and railroads through
Northern Poland to Warsaw, continue
uabated. The reticence of the Ger
man and Russian headquarters and the
limited Geographic service, interrupted
by storms, prevent a clear knowledge
Of the tfghting's progress. The Ger
man report tonight says the battles Of
LODI are developing according to the
German expectations. Petrograd re-
port, dated Friday, said the fighting
vas progressing.
It is learned from unofficial sources
that the Germans last Thursday, hav-
ing failed to penetrate the Russian
center, commenced a new attempt to
snvelop the Russians fianks. The Ger
mans were reinforced. This is indi-
Gated because there is fighting near
low, north Of Lodz, and Pictrkow to
the south. They are both in advance
Of positions the Germans previously
had occupied in the second invasion Of
Poland. They are also on the main
roads to Warsaw. There is nothing
from South Poland. The Germans de-
ny the reported Russian success at
|Csenstochowa-
Inc h0SSiaIl CStpJUT6 O1 eLA c10FcLOO0
position at Przemysl is believed ad-
vantageous to their attack on the for
tress, The Russians are pushing small
bodies Of troops steadily across the
Hungarian plains. It is said fugitives
are pouring toward Budapest,
-'3eES fss4s Dsef Iaik OF removing
the Servtan capital to Mitrovitza from
Ntsh, because Of the Austrian ad-
vance. Servia denies this has been
done.
IN Flanders and Northern France
the allies continue advancing. The
Germans claim they are receding for
tactical and strategical reasons. The
Flanders advance apparently has been
checked at Langemarck. There has
been renewed fighting in the Argonne
district. The French claim progress.
An unofficial statement that the French
have seriously crippled the German
communications between Metz and the
WOevre district in France, apparently
Is important Command of the roads is
regarded as vital.
1t was announced tonight that King
George had conferred the Order of
Merit on Field Marshal French during
his recent visit to France. He also
bestowed the Victoria Cross on the
first Indian soldier ever winning that
honor
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


New York, Dec 6.-American ath-
letes and trainers returning from Eu-
rope are almost unanimous in express
ing the opinion that the Olympic
games scheduled for Berlin In 1916
will in all probability have to be
abandoned as a result of the war. A
period Of eighteen months stretches be-
tween the present and day set for
the opening of the international meet
and much may yet be accomplished
by the Olympic committee in a year
and half. There is already evidence
Of sentiment in favor of transferring
the games to this country or some Eu-
ropean nation not involved in the war.
It Is not the site of the contests as
much as the condition and number Of
contestants that causes those best in
formed on the situation TO doubt the
possibility of a successful meet In
1915.
In the Olympic games of 1912 there
were twenty-seven nations represent
ed at Stockholm. The complete en-
try list showed 4,2S1 athletes enrolled
and the total entry 1857. OF this num-
ber 1882 athletes competed for an
aggregate entry of 4,742. Today flf-
teen of the twenty-seven nations and
colonies, whose athletes assembled at
Stockholm, are at war and still others
may join the conflict. These nations
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-Back in the
early nineties, when James ]. Corbett
first stepped into ring prominence, CAL
ifornta. began to make pugilistic his
tory and ever since that time the
Golden State" has been looked upon
as a great centre for the maintainence
and encouragement Of fistic sport.
Many championship battles have been
fought there and followers of the for
tunes Of pugilists in every class, from
heavies to banta1ns. evt1ced unusual
interest when bouts were scheduled at
San Francisco, Los Angeles or any
other of the many places where glove
encounters were decided and titles
passed. Two generations of hstlc
champions have enjoyed the privileges
afforded by the state of California
and thousands Of followers of the sport
have been well satisfied with the re-
suits, But all this is to be changed
and the knights of the glove and
squared circle" will have to seek fresn
heIds outside Of California.
AT the recent state election the ma
Jority of California's voters decided
that pugilism should not be accredited
as legal sport, thus making 1t manda-
tory for the boxers to settle their d11-
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

today, the commissioners are confront
ed with one Of two things, viz:
1st In order to maintain the maxi
mum amount of service which has
heretofore been rendered under nor
NAL conditions to authorize higher
rates.
End. To preserve a reasonable
amount of service and reasonable
rates, by allowing a curtailment in
service, which will help the railroad
companies recoup some of the losses
which they are sustaining.
Wr~ zns't.a Esep1e crit iap1s -a~c5 tl19t
the commissioners te-7e ss4Iowei 9. re-
duction in train service, without Civ
ing the public an opportunity to be
heard. All We have to say, with refer
ence to that, is that If all the people
had been heard, 1t would not have re-
suited in changing a single figure be-
fore us or brought the carriers cent
more revenue.
The fact that community may pc
tition in protest, to the commission
ers, does not in any way affect the
revenue which the railroad is actually
getting from business.
REASONABLE AND JUST.
In answer to other criticisms, that
the commissioners nave dCIed "lChOuI
due regard to the public, we regret to
say, that there seems to be a miscon-
ception on the part of some, of what
is intended by a regulative law, reg
ulating public service corporations, and
instead of the commissioners acting
with discretion that they must do
whatever the public says shall be done.
In this connection we wish to say,
that the law was intended to place
discretion with the commissioners, it
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

London, Dec. 6.-Prince Louis Of
Battenberg, removed from the position
of first lord of the British admiralty
for the one and only reason that he
was of German birth, is arranging to
leave England and go to Russia for an
indefinite period. He has been a natu-
rallied British citizen for many years,
and his career in the navy was Of dis
tinguished service, won against the
competition Of his brother officers.
The extraordinary series of mishaps
which has befallen the navy and it's
failure to come to grips with the Ger
man navy and fight a battle upon
the open seas were all laid at the door
of Prince Louis, its commanding off,
Ger, by the excited British public.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
CONGRESS WILL
TODAY.
ADJOURN NIGH. 4
Democrats Will Attempt to
Conclude Work by That
Date, But the Republicans
Will Fight for Extra Ses-
sion.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. 6.-TAe third ses-
sion of the Sixty-third congress meets
at noon tomorrow. The democrats
hope to conclude the legislative and
appropriation measures by March 4,
when the present congress ends. They
don't think an extra session is neces-
sary. The republicans say they will
have work enough to force an extra
session.
The presidents message Tuesday is
eagerly awaited. It is expected he will
outline his wishes for legislation. 1t
is expected conservation measures will
be pressed.
Important measures pending include
the Philippine Independence bill, i'm
migration bill with a Hteracy test for
aliens, rural credits legislation and an
nual supply measures. The postponed
cotton relief legislation is the first
business before the house. 1t will
probably be defeated. The southern
Continued On Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
Mosquito Bite
Caused Death of
One hfanhyman
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Oxford, Eng, Dec. 6.-The death of
one member of the light infantry re-
cr7uited at oxford is recorded from the
rather unwarlike cause of mosquito
bite The victim is Sergeant Geoff-
rey Cross. While still quartered at
Oxford, he was stung on the lip, sue
cumbing to the poisoning after brief
illness The coroner's inquest re-
turned the characteristic British YER
dict Of Death by misadventure."
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
SOME REDUCTION
WAS NECESSARY
Railroads Could Not Con-
tinue Maximum Service
for a Minimum Amount
of Business and Some Step
Was Necessary to Give
Them Partial Relief.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL

SFEC1AL To THE JOURNAL.
Tallahassee, Dec. 6.-Defending their
recent decision to permit the railroads
OF Florida to curtail their expenses by
a reduction in the passenger service
until general conditions show improve
| ment, the members of the Florida rail-
road commission have issued a state
| ment, in which they review at length
the reasons why they took this step
| and the necessity of such action. The
commissioners say they have received
quite a number of complaints from
various sections of the state and some
criticism on the part of newspapers on
account of the reduced service, and it
Is for this reason that the statement
was issued. 1t is as follows:
COMMISSIONS STATEMENT.
number of letters have been re-
ceived from along the line of differ
ent railways in Florida, complaining
TO the commissioners of reduced pas
senger train service, and we have no.
tlced also, a number of criticisms in
the newspapers, with reference to these
reductions in service on some lines
We, therefore, deem it advisable, to
make a statement of existing condf-
tions, which have made it necessary
for the commissioners to authorize a
reduction in the service in certain in
stances
According to the records before the
commissioners, there has been a con-
slant decrease in passenger earnings
on all of the important railways of
Florida, excepting one, (The Florida
East Coast Railway since the OUT
break of the European war. The losses
in freight revenue have been even
tor H,n&
nue. The result OF these figures is
such, that the railroad commissions
ers found themselves compelled, as a
matter of right and justice, to say
nothing of the legal phase of the ques-
ton, to authorize the curtailment Of
expenses, wherever it could be accom-
plished without seriously affecting the
public to be served.
The losses in revenue from freight
and passenger business, it must be
admitted, is due to present conditions,
which must have affected great many
of the people of this and other states
which condition has prevented their
supplying the usual amount of ton
mage in freight, and has caused a de-
crease in the number of people Who
travel, and it is certainly not Just
and reasonable for the public to ask
or demand that a maximum amount of
service be performed for a minimum
amount of business to be cared for,
which is exactly the condition of af-
fairs we are confronted with today,
in not only Florida, but, in practically
every state in the United States. There
are instances where the figures show
train mile earnings of only
eleven to twenty -one cents per train
mile during the period referred to,
when the cost per train mile of the
service is several times that amount.
TWO WAYS OPEN.
The commissioners have been con-
stantly urging the railways of the
state to give the greatest amount of
service, and as is q well known fact,
the rates have constantly been shrunk-
en-, and facilities largely increased, but
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
President Will
Discuss Army
and Navy Needs
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The president
tomorrow will discuss the army and
navy needs of the United States with
Representative Gardner, whose resolu-
ton asks an investigation OF our mill
tary preparedness, and also with Sen
ator TilIman, chairman of the naval
committee. It is understood the presi-
dent does not favor the investigation
and desires to give Representative
Gardner his reasons. Senator Tillman
viii report the results of his investi-
cation of the advisability of a govern
ment armo= plate factory.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Berlin, Dec. 6.-It is officially an
nounced that the Germans occupied
Lodz Sunday.
The desperate battle before Lodz has
been raging for days, and countless
thousands were killed
Lodz has long been the German
army's objective. 1t is the second city
of Poland, seventy-fve miles from
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
FIRST u. S. Cotton
Shipments Go to
~ RI =
Germany r oday
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Savannah, Dec. 6.-The first cargo
OF cotton sent from the United States
to Germany since the beginning of the
war leaves tomorrow on the American
steamer Carolyn. The steamer Ber-
wind will carry cotton from Charles
ton soon.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
GERMAN FIELD MARSHAL
GOES TO CONSTANTINOPLE

London, Dec. "a Reuter- Amster-
dam dispatch says German Field Mar
shall Won Dergoltz, who reorganized the
Turkish army, has gone to CONSTANT
nople.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
R. r. COMMISSIONERS DEFEND
THEIR ACTION IN PERMITTING
ROADS TO CURTAIL SERVICE
ROUMANIA DECIDES TO ENTER
THE WAR, SIDING WITH ALLIES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Geneva December GA local newspaper publishes
dispatch from Bucharest, saying that Roumania has
definitely decided the the allies side.
The dispatch says this decision is in accordance with
the entire countrys wish. 1t favored by King Fer
dnand and all the Roumanian statesmen except the
finance minister.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
American Food
Prevents Many
From Starvine
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

]'otterdam' Dec 6.-The Belgian
s.II distributing the United
states relief shipments in Liege Prov
nee Faid today that American food
mas prevented the starvation Of the
populace for two weeks. The Amari-
cans are hailed as benefactors, and tha
people aon their hats to the United
states nag He declares that yvitbo1,+
The United States food the people viii
perish. '1e VIII
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

Washington, Dec. 6.-The German
foreign office officially reported to the
embassy here today that French avia-
tors yesterday successfully dropped
bombs on aviation hangers at Frei-
burg -Imbresgau.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
Church Janitor
Admits Serving
In Penitentiary
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

sacramento, Dec. 5.-Davtd Foun-
an janitor Of the church where tie
~uy OF Margaret Milling, aged ten.
ssS ~ found yesterday has admitted to
Ss ponce that he served terms in the
,,Sl,,hSylVania ~, and Iowa prisons for
lssY0ery and burglary. He also has
In. ~ OH Iowa insane asy-
me police found bloodstains on
M F,'Slh clothes. He said he had
~4ed a chicken.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
Germans Take .Lodz
After a Hard Battle

Warsaw. Population in 1910 more than
four hundred thousand. It is expected
the Germans will make it a base in
a determined effort to reach Warsaw.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

JAPANESE DIET OPENS.
%eUAo' Dec. 6.-Emperor Yosihfto
>ed diet today.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

New photographs of two British ad-
mirals commanding squadrons of King
Georges mighty fleet. Admiral Stur-
dee, in charge of the second cruiser
squadron, was born in 1859. Admiral
Madden, in command of the third
cruiser squadron, was born in 1852.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

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The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07
HOLIDAY BUYERS GUIDE

THE JOURNAL IS THE OFFICIAL
GUIDE FOR EVERY PENSACOLA HOL-
IDAH BUYER. EVERY IMPORTANT
FIHM IN PENSACOLA rs A JOURNAL
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

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The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-07

PENSACOLN WIZ
generally fair Monday and
.SsSdsy, moderate northwest
winds.
vast.rday's temperature
,t-nest. 81 dsgrees; lowest,
IS dsgrses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-02
THE LAST SHOT
By FREDERICK PALMER
Copyright 1914. by Charles scribner's sons.

the uppers Of LIS s.--cJ we're carefully
patched. He had merry air of op-
timism, which his grandson had In
herited.
well, Tom, how much longer you
got to server" asked grandfather.
"Six months" answered Tom.
zone, two, three, four" grandfa.
ther counted the numbers off on his
fingers. That's good. You'll be in
time for the spring ploughing. My.
how you have filled out! But, some
how, can't get used to this kind of
uniform. Why, don't see how a grid
be attracted to you fellows, at ALL"
"They have to, for we're the only
kind of soldiers there are nowadays.
Not as gay as in your day, that's sure,
when you were in the Hussars, eh ?"
Eyes, was in the Hussars-in the
Hussars! I tell you with our sabres
a-gleaming, our horses bits a-jingling,
our pennons a-flying, and all the color
of our uniform-I tell you, the girls
used to open their eyes at us. And we
went into the charge like that-yes,
sir, just that gay and grand. Colonel
Galland leading!"
Military history said that 1t had
been a rather foolish charge, a fine
example of the vainglory of unreason.
ing bravery that accomplishes nothing,
but no one would suggest such skepti.
cism of an immortal event in popular
imagination in hearing of the old man
as he lived over that intoxicated rush
of horses and men into a battery of
the Grays.
well, didn't you find what l said
was true about the lowlanders?" asked
grandfather after he had finished the
charge, referring to the people Of the
southern frontier of the Browns, where
the SD had just been garrisoned.
mo. kind of liked them. l made a
lot of friends" admitted Tom. They're
very progressive"
"Eh, eh? You're joking!" To like
the people OF the southern frontier was
only less conceivable than liking the
people Of the Grays. That's because
you didn't see deep under them.
They're all on the outside-a fiighty
lot! Why, If they'd done their part
in that last war we'd have licked the
Grays until they cried for mercy! If
their army corps had stood it's ground
at Volmer-"
$50 you've always said" interrupted
Tom.
"And the way they cook tripe! I
couldn't stomach it, could you? And
If there's anything l am partial to it's
good dish of tripe! And their light
beer-like drinking froth And their
bread-why, it amt bread! It's chipsI
'Taint fit for civilized folks!"
But l sort of got used to their
ways" said Tom.
"Eh, eh?" Grandfather looked at
grandson quizzically, seeking the cause
Of such heterodoxy in a northern man.