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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
PLEDGE AGAINST MURDER.

Brother here is my pledge to you:
| refuse to kill your father. / refuse
to plunge a bayonet into the breast of
your sisters brother. l refuse to
slaughter your sweetheart's lover. /
refuse to murder your wife's husband.
l refuse to butcher your little child's
father. refuse to wet the earth with
blood and blind kind eyes with tears.
I refuse to assassinate you and then
hide my stained fists in the folds of
any flag.
viii you thus pledge me and pledge
all the members of our working class?
George Kirkpatrick.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

Brussels, Aug. 5.-The boys of Bel
GUM have come to the aid of their
homeland. Two thousand members OF
the Boy Scout organization have re-
ported in Brussels and win be used by
the government to take the places of
men called to the colors
A boy scout saw German soldier,
accompanied by his orderly, hiding in
the woods. He summoned a Belgian
patrol and the Germans were arrested
as spies.
He also captured a German cavalry
man later in the day.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
THE NEW FREEDOM.
by John DeQucr.

Capitalism is dying. II ought to be
dead Conditions of production change,
and with these mans social relations
are altered. Man must readapt him
self If he cannot then he must die,
The type Of yesterday ia burden on
today's progress. They who love their
chains have no business in the camp
OF liberty The machine era demands
new mental processes. Can you gen.
crate them?
The machine forces you to work col
loctively It compels you to be in
terdependent How can you then be
free?
Absolute individual freedom in an
era of social production is unthlnkable.
Yet mankind win be free Notice, |
say mankind, not slavebind. Mr. r..
Crusoe could be real individualist.
He was dependent on no one, and no
one was dependent upon him.
But society and especially machine
society. that is, those BODIES of men
and women who use machinery and
the natural dynamic powers in the
process of converting natural re-
sources into wealth. are bound by the
very nature of the machine to CO.
operate, Hence they become interde-
pendent; tied by their entrail to the
machine and each other
Man cannot be individually free as
long as he is socially dependent. So
it happens that the machine either en-
slaves us, or forces upon us new
concept of liberty.
Individual freedom now must give
place to collective freedom. We either
own the machine collectively. and
cause it to slave for us. or the ma
chine owns us and we slave at the
machine.
To be individually free, you must
own and operate the sources of your
supply. Ii you own and another oper-
ates, you are not truly free The CAPT
talist is no more a free man than the
wage slave. The owner is dependent
upon workers to make his capital pro-
ductive, the worker is dependent upon
the private owner for the privilege of
toll (?) for wages that he may buy
food, that he may have strength, to toll
for wages. Both are dependent, and
neither is free.
He that thinks that he owns a mine,
a MILL a factory, if he stops to think
will soon discover that 1t is a delusion
and that these things really own him.
He would lay down his life to them;
he would fight great odds for them;
he cannot think except in relation to
them. He does not control them; they
control him.
Man cannot own the earth for the
earth owns man. With all your wis
dom you cannot escape her. She has
you in her power, and you abide by her
laws. She holds you with a positive
thraldom that makes rebellion useless.
The only freedom that is now pos
sible is collective freedom, through the
collective ownership and management
Of the means Of life.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
ABOUT THAT PICNIC.

The county campaign picnic is to be
held at the Edmonds city park, Ed
monds, Wash, on Labor Day, Septem-
Der 8, 1914. Two fast boats have
been chartered to handle the big
crowd. Round trip fare 40 cents
Music dancing, speaking and refresh
ments. Come and enjoy yourself
Further information in next weeks
issue, or call up 478Z.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTE
SHOWS SMALL CHANGES.

The official canvass of the vote of
the recent city election, made last
Saturday at the regular session of the
city council, showed little change from
the figures given last week.
The vote for commissioner of fl.
nance was, for Clay, 1924, as against
2,3l6 for Bostrom This gives a ma
jorlty of 90S for Clay.
For commissioners of public works
Salter received 3,171 votes, and
Thompson 2,294, a mojority for Salter
of S77.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
BOY SCOUTS ARE NOW
SOLDIERS.

London, Aug. 5-One thousand Boy
Scouts were offered today for service
in the war with Germany, General
Baden-Powell, head of the Boy Scout
organization, today informed the war
office that this number of English lads
were ready for such service as guard
ing bridges, protecting telephone and
telegraph wires and carrying dis.
patches.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

"The New Haven was looted under
the personal auspices of men who were
supposed to represent the loftiest fl
nancial integrity of Wall Street, &.
Yet under the direction of Morgan and
Rockefeller the New Haven shared
practically the fate of the Erie under
Fisk and Gould. There can be
no constitution of peace with men who
practise grand larceny and call it fl
nance. New York World
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

A Filipino has yielded his chance
at an office to an American, merely
because the latter happens to be espe-
cially well qualified for the place.
Who will pretend now that the Fill
pinos have any understanding of what
self-government means?-New York
Evening Post.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

Some editorial genius has figured it
out that if belts could be slipped on
some of those Latin-American coun-
tries their revolutions would run the
machinery of the world.-Greenfield
Oll.) Argus.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

Pacific lines are complaining that
congress has refused 100000 for a sur
vey of Alaskan waters VIGOROUSLY
dangerous from uncharted rocks. The
trouble with Alaska, as the men who
have framed waterways items could
point out, is that it has no votes.-
New York Evening Post.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

Nothing but hard luck for the rail
roads. First there was no freight at
all, and now there is more freight than
they can handle When is this perse-
cution to stop?-New York World
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
GERMAN SOCIALISTS NOW IN
REVOLT.
Official Murder of DR.. Karl Liebknecht
Is Confirmed.

Despite the strict censorship of the
press and cables, word comes from
Rome confirming the report of DR..
Liebknecht's official assassination lex
ecution) They further state that So
cialists in the army have risen in re-
volt. Further information is not
given.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
STEVENS
2oo4 Hewitt Ave.
WE CERTAINLY SHALL.

And they shall build houses and
inhabit them; and they shall plant
vineyards and eat the fruit of them;
they shall not build and another in
habit; they shall not plant and another
eat. "-Isiah So; 21-22.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

Speaking about the boosted Ameri-
can sense of humor, we note that
Chicago committee has gone to Eu-
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
ATTEST.

Uplifter-I can see good in all
things.
Pat-Can you see good in fog?-
Judge.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

The drying up a single tear has more
Of honest fame, than shedding seas OF
gore
-Byron's Don Juan"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20

Where there is no hope, there can
be no endeaYor.-Johnson
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
REVOLUTION IN
PORTUGAL SERIOUS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Lisbon, Oct. 23.-via Paris) The mon
archists of Portugal made attempts
the nights of Oct 20 and Oct 81 to effect
uprisings. There were outbreaks at
various places, especially in the north
ern part of Portugal. which for time
was cut off from telegraphic communi-
cation with Lisbon
A sharp conflict took place at Mafra
between 100 civilians and repu oiican
troops.
The civilians were led by lieuten-
ant who seized the arsenal. The troops
were victorious. An 1nsurgent band
numbering 200 men was pursued to
the mountains.
Portions of the railroad track at
Santarem and Mafra were torn up
and the trains were derailed. a colonel
and two sergeants were arrested at
Santarem and many monarchists were
taken into custody in Lisbon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
Thirteen British
Steamers Sunk by
German Cruiser
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Oct ga dispatch from
Teneriffe, Canary Islands, to the Daily
Mail, under date Of Thursday, reports
that the German cruiser Karlsruhe has
sunk thirteen British merchantmen in
the Atlantic.
The news of the Karlsruhe's exploit,
according to the Daily Mails Teneritfe
correspondent was brought to that port
by the German steamer Crefeld, which
arrived there with the crew Of the
British steamers Strathroy, Maple
branch, Highland, Hope, Indrani, Rio
IguasUa, Farm, Niceto, Maria de Lar
rinaga, Cervantes, Cornish City, Pruth,
Condor and Lynrowan, all Of which
were sunk by the Karlsruhe. The
Crefeld was accompanied into port by
the German steamers Patagonia, Rio
Negro, and Asuncion.
A later message states that over 400
men Of the crew are prisoners ard
that the merchantmen were mostly
sunk in the Atlantic. The ships were
mostly enga ged in the South Amer
fcan trade and their total tonnage is
about $4,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
FRANCE LOSES
BEST OF AVIATORS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Paris, Oct. 23-F'rance has lost on
the battlefield one of her best known
aviators-Dr. Emile Raymond. presi-
dent of the National Aviation Co., and
a member Of the French senate. The
Havas gives the following account of
his death:
There has been a violent combat
in the region of Verdun, following an
attack by the French to rescue one of
the aviators, Senator Emile Raymond
who was wounded while reconnoiter-
ing fell between the lines. The aVi-
ator finally was rescued, and when
brought back to the ambulance was
able to give a full clear report of
his observations. Afterwards he was
decorated with the insignia of she Ie-
gion of honor.
Senator Raymond already had been
mentioned in the order OF the day
for intrepid exploits in the air"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
RMIES CANNOT INDEFINITELY
CONTINUE THEIR BATTLE

The only rock -bottomed fact to
Bhich English men are able to point
hdav as q basis for their belief that
le climax has about been reached
the seq. land and air battle across
e channel. is that armies however,
'annot indefinitely face the discrimi- =
.aton of their ranks. which has mark
Il this the latest phase of the great
hmpaign.
For nearly n week now. this trt-par-
te combat has ragged with unabated
pry between forces up to the present
equal that the fronts have swayed
'ack and forth without either being
hle to register a decisive victory. That
BE slaughter in these fierce efforts
break through opposing lines trans
Iend anything heretofore seen is ad-
Rlitted on both sides.
Nevertheless neither the terrible Ell
bet Of the long range British naval
'uns over fat lands offering no natural
|efensive positions, nor the onslaughts
Il the allied forces on land has yet
|ucceeded in stemming the hacking
hrough" tactics of the Germans.
English news dispatches make
Eesses, German advices assert con-
Fnued progress and Russian kilograms
leport great victories. but well defined
|vidence to support these various con-
|entions is lacking and the real facts
lppear to be that III neither the eastern
For the western arenas of the war
ave the tide turned decisively.
The great haul of merchant ships by
ne German cruiser Karlsruhe now fui-
n confirmed from Las Palmas, has
Feen rude shock to those who have
|ontended that the Atlantic ocean was
ed safely by the British navy, but
|Re apoiog1sts have lost no time in
oAntlng out that the fleet cannot at
pc same moment convoy hundreds OF
li@hSports and safeguard every mer-
Inant ship The sinking of merch sut
IeSSeis without loss of life is being
marked. involves no military injury,
ale the capture of a group of trans
'Ns would be a disaster. Chambers !
commerce, however, are agitating
III a sweeping operation sufficiently
R.ue TO get both the German cruiser
Iuen' In Indian waters, and the
SUa4ly successful Karlsruhe
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
French Cruiser
Badly Damaged
by Spanish Ship
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Oct 2S.-Offcers of the
Spanish steamer Telesfora, which ar
rived here today from Buenos Aires
reported that the steamer was in col-
lision with the French cruiser Des Car
tes in the harbor of Castries, St Lu-
cia, on Oct. 8. The cruiser was badly
injured, according to the Telesfora'
officers and had to be taken to Mar
Unique for repairs
The collision occurred as the Te1es-
fora was entering the harbor. her OFF,
GERS said.
They did not see the Descartes until
the cruiser was a short distance dead
ahead and she crashed at high speed
fun into the war ship. A boat was
lowered from the cruiser and two CT
her officers boarded the steamer. IAey
were very angry. After a long argu-
ment the officers went away and the
TeIesfora was made to give bona
to make good the cruisers repairs be-
fore the steamer was permitted TO
continue on her trip to Boston and
New York.
Injuries to the steamer were found
to be insignificant, her officers said.
but the cruiser was badly hurt ana
was leaking. She was taken to Mar
Unique.
The Telesfora is of approximately
270o tons
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
Reduce German
Army Shortly to
But Beaten Mob
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Ontober 2s.-The Petrograd
correspondent of the Post, in tele-
graphing a review OF the situation on
Russian 'front.' says:
"Only time now is required to reduce
the entire German forces from fight
ing army to a beaten mob. The Rus
sian cavalry is pressing hard upon
their retreat, which Is over aboml-
nable sloUghs Of roads. Fringed by
Boglyand and marshy forests. Pris-
oners and other trophies Of success arc
being taken all the time.
Wounded men In their accounts OK
the lighting around the village Of l(o-
zlenica state that while the artillery
duel was proceeding for several day8
and nights. the troops were unable
to move. Finally orders came 10 make
a bayonet attack The soldiers, atlfr
and miserable from their long confinC-
ment in the flooded trenches, were only
600 delighted at the order and dashed
upon the German lines with irresist-
BILE vigor. The Germans, for the geo
ond time during the war on this side
met them with the bsyonet anC
could gain the advantage and tho
slaughter was fearful.
FINALLY O. Russian l.urrah came
down on the wind from the flank, toll
lowed by brisk firing. The Germans
mistook this for a successful outnank-
ing movement and they broke and fed
abandoning everything in their run iOr
safety The Russians pursued them
for twenty miles and the plain was
strewn with the German dead"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
Supervising Architect Rob
erts is Instructed to Pro
ceed to Virginia.
SUPPOSED $4,000
WAS APPROPRIATED
The Chrome Construction
Company, Which Was
Lowest Bidder for the
Work and Thought 1t
Had the Contract, is Motif
fled by the Department.
of Action.

Information reaching Pensacola from
Washington yesterday was 20 the er-
feet that the supervising architects
office had rejected all bids for what
is known as the betterment of the
Pensacola government building. These
betteTments consisted practically of
completing the building and for which
It WAS supposed $40 600 had been an
prOpriated by a. special act Of con-
gress. At least a bill passed congress
that was supposed to have carried such
an appropriation and the new turn OF
events has puzzled even those familiar
with the situation.
Nevertheless the bids have been rO-
jected and all OF them came within
the appropriated amount. The Chrome
Construction Co, Of Illinois, was tho
lowest bidder, Offering TO complete the
building for $4,000 and this firm was
so sure of having landed the contract
that the head of the firm was recently
here and made all preparations to
commence the work early in Novem-.
Der.
Something has gone wrong at some
point, however and this contracting
firm was notified yesterday that it's biI
had been rejected, along with all 9TH
ers. Furthermore Supervising Arrhi-
tect E. w. Roberts has been instructed
by his departnle 1t to close up all
affairs in Pensacola and proceed to
points in Virginia, where some govern
u1ent work Is being done. Mr.. Roberts
drew up the plans for the completion
of the building and carried them with
him to Washington, where they were
approved, and bids invited for tho
work. Mr.. Roberts did not care TO dis
cuss the matter last night. but admit
ted he had been instructed to proceed
soon to Virginia
OCCUPY BUILDING.
II was also learned last night un-
that government officers arg
preparing to move soon into the gov
building. These include tho
customs department, the postOhiCe and
other departments which have been
occupying quarters in other buildings
for the past six or eight months
1t is evident from tho fact that tho
supervising architect has been ordered
elsewhere and the government officers
are to return to the government build
Ing there is no immediate prospect of
the building being completed, but IS ca
be occupied in It's unfinished state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24

Southern congressman tonight said
they would continue to block adjourn
ment until cotton relief is secured
while the democratic leaders said they
would continue their efforts to effect
an adjournment tomorrow. The exodus
of congressman continues.
All efforts to adjourn congress sine
die failed again today and the senate
by adjourning over to noon tomorrow
postponed the end of the session at
least another day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
bANKERS CONFER
WITH SIR. GEORGE

Washington, Oct. 23.-Prominent
rNAers from eastern cities were acre
conference today with Sir George
a-Sn and Basil B. Blaclxett, represent
me English treasury, the federal
s'Fe board and Secretary McAdoo
""'ch conditions in the foreign eX-
\. sc market and international as
4. US Of the cotton situation were up
y discussion. Although assurances
'ne British governments wish 10
n every possible way to restore
"@i conditions in the foreign eX-
market and to alleviate the cot
~ situation had been given treasury
Cta'S by Sir George Paish and Mr..
~ @elI' no specific plan to that end
~ Oeeh considered. The whole sit
Inference
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
She is Cross Questioned at
Length by. the Prosecutor
and Almost Broke Down
Was Suspicious Of Hus-
band.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Mineola, New York, Oct. 23.--Mrs.
Florence. c. Carman, charged with
numbering Mrs. Louise Bailey, may
know her fate tomorrow night. The
lawyers told the court tonight they
would complete the evidence by noon
tomorrow and the arguments Will be
heard in the afternoon. Mrs. Carman
was oss-examined today. She ex-
planned why she put telephone de-
vice in her husbands office. She said
men had told her that Doctor Carman
was the devil with girls" She Ad-
mitted she became suspicious and in
stalled the device. The witness was
often confused, hesitated and fenced
with the prosecutor and almost broke
down She declared tonight she Is
sure she viii be acquitted.
Charles Adams a negro, testified to-
day he passed the German house the
night of the murder. He heard
report mad thought it a fire cracker.
He looked into the yard and saw
man running away. This supported
the defense's claim a man committed
the crime.
Mrs Florence Conklin Carman
passed through the bitter ordeal of
cross examination. Her story, deny
ing all participation in the crime was
unchanged. When she had concluded
members Of her household followed her
to the stand and swore that what she
had testified to was true. Mrs. Sara1
ConkIin, Mrs. Ida Powell, Elizabeth
Characterization, sister, daughter. one
by one, affirmed her story that she
IL
that she donned kimona and slippers,
went downstairs into the waiting room,
leaned for a minute or two against the
mantelpiece and then returned TO her
room. Ten year-old Elizabeth testi-
fed that she, too, went down the stairs
behind her mother, stayed there but
moment. returned and in a minute or
two went into her mothers room
my mother was there" she said
Against the testimony Of the Car
man household, the state has the. cvl-
dence of Celia Coleman, negro maid,
in Mrs. Csrman's house. and Frank
Farrell. former railroad engineer.
Celia has testified that Mrs. Carmnn
went out of the kitchen a short time
before the shot was fired, re-appeared
a few seconds after It was fired pro-
duced a revolver from the folds Of
her kimona and said:
'T shot him." Farrell has testified
that he saw a woman, dressed as Mrs.
Carrnan was dressed, flee from the
window into the house after the shot.
Mrs Carman faced her ordeal with
a smile. Once, as the district attorney
asked questions as to the jealousy had
stirred her concerning her husbands
relations with women. she appeared to
Continued on Page Three.J
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-24
Mrs. Cayn1an WMKnowHer Fate
By Tonight Sure of Acqmttal
COTTON STATES SENATORS SEEK
AID FROM PRESIDENT IN VAIN

Talk of President Wilson exercising
his constitutional privilege and ad-
iourning congress was general in Off
claI circles but nothing materialized.
Senate leaders hoped some arrange
ment could :oe made to pass the bank
law amendments and the cotton ware
hose DILL for which cotton states mem
1bers were filibustering, without the
necessary quorum tomorrow.
In the house the filibuster continued
before a quorum-Iess body until ad-
journment was taken at LAB to noon
tomorrow.