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The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
GERMAN STATEMENT
TELLS OF THE BATTLE

Berlin, Dec. 30.--(Via wireless to
London.) 1.-The officiaI communication
given out today by the German war
office says;
In the western theatre Of the war
We still are fighting for the Hamlet
of st. Georges TO the south of Nieu
port which We were compelled to
evacuate owing to a surprise attack.
storm and cold have caused dam
age to the positions of both sides in
Flanders and in Northern France
"On the rest OF the front the day
passed quietly.
In East Prussia the Russian caval-
ry was driven back in the direction
Of PiIIkellen (four miles from the
Russian frontier and south Of the Me
men river"
In Poland: On the right bank of the
ViStula the situation remains un-
changed. On the western Dank of the
Nistula. the offensive to the east of
the tributary Bzura continues. For
the rest, fighting on and to the east
of the RawI1a branch continues as
well as at Inowlodz and in the region
to the southwest of TINS place,
Reports from outside sources give
the impreAs sion that Low-icz and Skier
neiwice arc not in our possession. We
captured these places more than six
days ago. SkiernieWiCe is situated
far behind our 'front.'
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
RECEIVE NAMES
Is OESERTERS
ARMY LOSING MANY MEN, If
THE MANY DESERTIONS RE
PORTED TO LOCAL OFFICIALS
is ANY COMPARISON.

Names, former residences, places of
enlistments, next of kinship, etc, of
fifteen alleged deserters from the
United States army have been received
by local officers, and a reward in every
case of about $50 will be paid for the
apprehension of any of them. Some
are shown to have deserted from Van
couver Barracks. Maine. Minnesota, etc
but none from the local barracks. Sew
eral are shown to have left the Texas
border. or at least have been posted
as deserting from Texas City, and on
each description as furnished local Off
GERS appears the picture of the man
wanted
Although the officials here scan the
descriptions closely, the arrest of an
army deserter is something unknown
at Pensacola, according to some of the
officers here.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
BOWLING SENDS
LETTER
SHERIFF OF DUVAL COUNTY IN
SIsTs THAT NEGRO, GUS HAYS
BE HELD UNTIL HE CAN BE
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.

A second letter reached Sheric Ellis
yesterday from the office of Sheriff
Bowling, of DuyaI county, in which
the Jacksonville officer asked that the
negro, Gus Hays, now in the city Jail,
be held until he could be positively
identified. Hays, armed with a new
automatic gun, was arrested a few
days ago near the water works plant
by Mounted Officer Steward. the
darkey's arrest following his inability
to satisfactorily explain his possession
of the costly new weapon.
Sheriff Dowling attached to the letter
date line, which had been sent a Jack
sonville paper by it's local correspon
dent, in which the fact that the negro
had been arrested was cited. The
DuvaI county sheriff said he thought
there could be some connection be-
tween the robbery of home in Jack
sonViIie and the arrest of Hays, for the
Simonton house in that city had been
burgIarized, he wrote, and among the
articles stolen was an automatic gun,
like that carried by the arrested negro.
Hays was in the city Jail yesterday.
his case having been continued pend
ing further advice from Jacksonville.
An officer is expected this morning,
who will compare numbers with the
weapon taken from the negro here. If
the numbers tally correctly, the darI1ey
will be taken in custody and returned
to Jacksonville for trial on the charge
of burglary.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
PYTHIANS NAME
NEW OFFICERS
RATHsoNE LODGE NO. 30, HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECT
ED OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR.

The annual meeting and election
of officers of Rathbone lodge, No. 80,
knights Of Pythias, was held last
night at the Pythian hall on East In
tendencia street. There was a good
attendance of members and consid-
erable interest shown. The election
resulted as follows:
Chancellor Communicative. P.
Stokes.
Vice -ChancelIor-C. G. Hartsfield.
Prelate-R. P. Stout.
NJ. of At. F. Wri rigf1ton.
K. of r. and NJ. of Flames
Largue.
NJ. Of En-. j. Lillard..
NJ. of We. P. Preston.
I. G-E. J. Muller
o. G.-FTed Stearns-
Representatives to Grand Lodge
n. J. Lillard and James Largue; al
ternates Thos. F. Wrighton and L.
B. Ceruti.
Hall Trustee-James Largue.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
0ARKIES USED
KNIFE IN FIGHT.
rom cLoPToN AND ENocH COOK
HAD A FALLING OUT AND
BLOOD FLOWED BEFORE THEY
WERE FINALLY SEPARATED.

Tom Clopton and Enoch Cook, both
darkies, had a falling out when q
same in a pool room was being PLAYED
Tuesday night between the two, and
Aefore their differences had been set
led. several knife wounds were in
aicted on the person of Cook who was
ale, however, to appear in the role
oi prisoner prosecutor. at yesterdays $
ession of the recorders court Cook
was allowed to go for a couple of dol
.ars, while the recorder imposed a
inc Of SO and costs upon Clopton, who
ried to have the court believe that
he other man was to blame for their
.alIing out.
Cook paid his fine yesterday and
vas allowed to go home. Clopton.
1owever, was unable to get $40 to-
gether, and he was working for the
ity Yesterday afternoon.
Twelve cases We're docketed in the
IecordeTs court yesterday morning,
and the total in fines assessed amount
ID to $29. Three defendants were
N,scharged, and one case was con-
Aaed-
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
STRANDED BARK
STILL REMAINS
HIGH ON BEACH
TIE GIUSEPPE VIAcAVA, WHICH
WENT ORE DURING
SQUALL, WAS NOT PULLED M
TO DEEP WATER UP TO A LATE
HOUR.

Up TO a late hour last evening, the
italian bark Giuseppe Viacava. which
went ashore west Of Fort McRae dur
ing a squan Tuesday morning, had
not been removed from her rather
perilous plight, and according to
those who have seen the vessel In her
present predicanent. the belief exists
that it will be many days before the
bark floats again.
Owners of the vessel in Italy were
informed yesterday or the plight Of
their craft, and late in the afternoon
it was understood authority was ca
bled TO try and have the Giuseppe W.
acava. pulled into deep water. Soon
after this authority had been received
late In the afternoon, additional tugs
were dispatched to the scene, and dur
ing the night are understood TO have
made efforts to get the bark into
deep water. II was explained that
the first thing to be done will be to
tighten the craft by discharglng about
one hundred tons or ballast rock
which are IN her hofGs. This Will
Tighten the vessel considerably. and
will likely prove a great feature IN tina
barks final floating in deep water
The tug Sea King was at the site,
shortly after daylight, and at I O'Clock
yeSLeFuay AFTERNOON the tug T. IIs
Simpson was sent from the city to
assist in any way in floating the yes
sell One OF the suggested expert
ments will be the dredging Of deep
ened channel as close 20 the strand
ed vessel as possible, and it was
stated yesterday that one or the tug
boats will likely do this work with
her wheel
The Giuseppe Viacava was not near
enough to Pensacola to have sIgnalled
for a pilot and OF course no local
pilot was aboard. The vessel was i'm
charge Of her skipper. IL was assert
ed, at the time OF running into tho
shoal waters, and a. squal, which
came up suddenly, was responsible
for the bark going into the shallow
water. The bark is built Of iron and
will resist the strong seas which
pound on the craft whenever the wa
-er is very rough, which is about aU
he time at this season OF the year.
rhe water Is too shallow for tugs rs
venture near the stranded vessel aud
m case hawsers are passed aboard
Il Will have to be by means OF small
eT boats.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
Austrian Defeat Affects
the Whole Austro-
German War Campaign
Continued from First Page.)

Verdun we have made ourselves the
masters of important points Of sup
port.
The operations to the north Of the
| Lys have been attended by great
hardShips because of the bad weather.
The cold liquid mud in which the
men have had to move mas cotton i'll
to the breaches of their rifles. This
made it impossible TO shoot. The
fighting consequently has been with
the butt end of muskets and even with
fists. According to an expression
used by one of their leaders, our SOL
diers are literally blots of mud
There has been organized for them a.
system by which they can battle and
change their clothes when they leave
the trenches. Their unfailing good
humor helps them to support the very
hard life that this rigorous winter is
inflicting upon them.
In considering the operations dur
ing this period of days along this part
of the front we can divide the terri
tory into three parts:
The region before Nieuport; the
region to the north of Ypres, and the
region to the south of Ypres. In
front Of Nfeuport there is on one
side the sea and on the other flooded
country. Between them~are the sand
dunes. Here it is that we have made
progress. December Is in the even
ing we moved out of Nieuport as far
as the western boundary of Lom-
baertzyde. December 16 we advanced
as far as the sea, occupied the light
house and made more than 100 pris-
oners. December II We reached the
point where the LombaertZyde road
crosses the dunes. This DAY we also
made certain progress more TO the
south in front of st. George. Decem-
ber 10, further progress; we advanced
200 yards along this entire front. De-
cember 20, we occupied a German
trench, and December 81 we made a
further onward rush gaining $50 yards
in the direction of Westende. The
enemy delivered a counter attack De-
cember % but was repulsed. The Ger
man marines and the German coast
artillery have not been successful in
recapturing from us Ine positions we
have taken.
December 20, to the north of Ypres
the fighting concentrated near Steen- |
straete and near Bixachoote, in the |
vicinity of the Korteker Inn and at u |
point further to the southeast where |
there is a wind mill. December IT |
we captured in one engag cement sew |
eral trenches, four machine guns and |
made $50 prisoners and advanced 500 |
Yards. During December Is We took |
one by one the houses close to our |
lines. The next day the inn came |
under our control We swept up the |
country and took posses
sion of a forest, certain houses, and a !
redoubt. On the 22nd, of December we |
gained another 100 yards. The enemy |
delivered counter attacks but in vain. /
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
TWO TUG BOATS
WERE LIBELLED
THE MARIE AND FLAND DERS
HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN SEIZED
BUT TAPE" HAS BEEN PLACED
ON THEM BY AUTHORITIES

Not only arc the two harbor tug
boats Marie and Flanders under libel.
but they have been sealed up, and
what the authorities refer to as being
'taucd up" has been done. This
means that both tugs are not only
held under libel, but rney are unable
TO move from their docks, for they
are under seal Of the court, and until
certain settlement is made, this seal
cannot be broken. They can be re-
leased, II is said, only by an officer
of the court.
The tEGs are both at their rcspec-
tive docks, in the western part Of the
bay and are to remain thus inactive
for an undetermined period.
Twelve OF the dozen lighters which
were included in the property which
lately went into the hands Of a re-
ceiver, have been chartered 10 load
lumber or deals. They are to be- filled
out probably at Bagdad, for tho four
sailing vessels which are now taking
cargo here.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
DUN DUN BULLETS
NOT FURNISHED HERE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. 30--The State de-
partment officials have practically
completed their Investigations Of the
charges by the German ambassador
Count Bernstorf. that dum-dum bull
lets were being supplied from the
United States to armies of the allies.
The departments investigators have
reported that the samples of dunn dunn
bullets submitted by the German am
bassador as having been made in the
United States would not fit any rifle
being used by the allies.
State department officials also have
been informed 'oy an American diplo-
mat back from Europe that he found
no ground for charges that Bolgians
had been mutilated by German soldiers
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
FOUR NEAR -sTRAeeLERs.

Four members of the crew of the
mine ship San Francisco, were near
stragglers the first of the week, and
descriptions of the men were furnished
the police department. There was a
reward of SIS in cash offered for the
return of anyone of them to the ship,
and of course the men were looked for.
Shortly after the descriptions had been
posted at the police station, however,
word came from the San Francisco
that each Of the men had shown up
aboard ship. They We're simply taking
too much time ashore incidental to
their Christmas celebration.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
BIG STEAMSHIP
STRUCK A ROCK
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Halifax, Dec. 30.-The steamer
Navarro, 2.947 tons, which left ST.
John, N b, yesterday under charter
to the admiralty and bound for France,
struck on Holmes Island during the
night and was reported this afternoon
to be breaking up. No word had been
received as to the safety of the crew.
Holmes Island is off the coast of
Nova Scotia, near the village of Var
mouth.
The Navarra's plight was reported to
the marine and fisheries agency OF the
Dominion government here. The gov
ernment steamer Aberdeen was for
warded from Yarmouth TO the Ma
varra's aid. Two tugs, it was reported
were standing by The Navarro was
carrying hay and feed.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
Federal 7roobs
Moved Gradually
From 7roubIeZone
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. Dec 30.-Troop L, of
the 18th United States cavalry on pa
troll duty in Colorado. since last May,
was today ordered to return to it's
home station at Fort Meade, South
Dakota. Orders for the gradual with
drawal of other federal troops sent in
to Colorado to quell the mining dis
orders are in preparation.
The main strength of the federal
troops posted in Colorado is in the
Trinidad district where Colonel Lock-
EFT has the 18th cavalry from Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca, and the second squad
ron Of the 5th cavalry from Fort L4eav-
enWorth.
Actual time for withdrawal of all the
will be determined by
Col. Lockett and Governor ATnmons,
out all have been ordered to be ready
to leave at any time.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
MAY CONTRACT
To DEEPEN SLIP
IMPROVEMENTS ARE coNTEM-
PLATED IN LANDING PLACE
OF THE TARPoN, AND BULK.
HEAD is a NEAR PROBABILITY.

Surveys have been made and some
figuring done for the Improvement Of
the head of the slip, between Pa1afox
and Central whalVes, and If IS prob
able that the head or the slip will be
improved very much in q short time.
\ bUl5head will probably be among
the improvements, and deeper water
will enable the steamer Tarpou to go
up nearer the shore line, thus getting
moro Of the steamers receiving side
to the warehouse.
While the plans are yet only under
consideration, 1t was stated yesterday
that deeper water was almost abb
solute, and at the same time 1t will
mean the building Of the buIkhead.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
SPEAKER CLARK
SEES PRESIDENT
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON, December 30-Spea ker
Clark discussed the legislative situa-
ton with President Wilson today and
told him they expected the admins
tration program would be finished
without an extra session of congress.
The speaker told the president that
the rules committee planned to bring
in a special rule for considering the
proposed constitutional amendment
for woman suffrage and he expected
a vote on the same day. Mr.. Clark
said he had not discussed with the
president recent published dispatches
that he would be a candidate for the
presidency in 1916. He declared he
was not a candidate.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
NINE PLANTER
IS IN PORT FOR
ALENGTHY
STEAMER ROYAL
+. FRANK REACHED PENSA-
COLA YESTERDAY AND WILL
REMAIN UNTIL ABOUT MI-DLE
OF FEBRUARY.

Coming for a stay of about forty
days, the submarine mine planter
Royal r. Frank, Capt. Carde1l, reached
port yesterday and late in the after
noon came up to the city, taking a
berth at the south end of PalafoA
wharf.
Local interest attaches 60 the ar
Fival Of this vessel of the quarter
masters department from the fact
William Scholls, a Pensacola boy,
holds the position as chief engineer on
the vessel.
The Royal z. Frank is one Of the
four largest mine planters owned by
the quartermaster department of the
United States army. The vessel is
l65 feet in length. 80 feet in breadth
and has a depth of II feet. Her net
is 401. The Frank was built
at Camden, N. J., for the government
in 1909, and is constructed entirely
Of steel. Five officers and thirteen
men constitute her crew.
1t is thought this vessel will have a
lot to do at this port for the next few
weeks, but upon her arrival yester-
lay nothing in the line of future du-
ties would be given out.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
ANNUAL MEETING
OF YACHT CLUB
NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
AND REPORTS READ COVER
ING THE YEARS WORK.

The annual meeting Of the Pensa-
cola Yacht Club was held last night
with about fifty members in atten-
dance, all OF whom were enthusiastic.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year, reports read from officers show
ing the work Of the past year and
plans mapped out for the coming
year.
1t was a very successful year and
the members anticipate an even bet
ter one the coming year. The ofHc-
ers chosen were as follows.
Commodore--Nat Kaiser
Nice-Commodore-J. .. Walker.
Rear CSIumodore-Dan Shepard.
Fleet Captain-Lieut. T. Il. Young.
Fleet Lieut.-Chas. Il. Ketchum.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. G.
Frederic.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
OFFICERS
ARE RETURNING
LIEUT.. MUSTlN AND OTHERS,
WHO HAVE BEEN IN EUROPE,
HAVE REACHED NEW YORK
WILL COME HERE,

Officer who have been attached 40
the Pensacola aeronautic school since
its establishment, but who have been
In Europe since the war started, are
returning home. They have beer
a.ooard the cruiser North Carolina for
the past several months and were re
Gently ordered home
Among those 10 land recently i'm
New York were Lieut. Commander
Henry G. Muslin, Lieut. Richard c.
SaufieS,. Lieut. Patrick n. Bellinger anil
Ensign Dadleigh Capehart. These Off
GERS will proceed to Washington and
then come on to Pensacola, where
Lieut.. Commander Muslin will again
assume command of the aeronautic
school
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
OF COTTON
IS BEING EXPORTED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

washington, Dec. 3O.-The exports
through the thirteen ports handling So
per cent. Of that trade according TO
official figures of the department of
commerce today, for the week ending
December % made q balance Of trade
of $4,000, 900 for the United States
and ran the total December balance,
that far, up to $88,777,S9S.
Cotton exports for that week were
205,69 bales. In the three weeks up
to December 26 total exports were
sos, ,0O6 bales.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
New York Cotton.

New York, Dec. 30.-Cottons reaction
ary tendency was in evidence again to-
day. There were no general or agrees
sive offerings, but there was further
scattering liquidation or realizing while
there also appeared to be a little south
ern selling. After opening at a decline
of / to points, active months ruled about
to points under yesterdays closing
during the early trading. Liverpool was
a shade lower than due. but the steady
ruling of southern spot markets restrict
ed selling for short account and offerings
Were well enough taken to give a steady
tone at the decline.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
JURY TO
PROBE LYNCHING
BY Associated PRESS

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 30.-Govern-
or Emmett ONeaI has ordered Circuit
Judge Gamble of the second judicial
circuit. Lowndes county, to call a
special session Of the grand jury TO
investigate the lynching on December
IS, of a negro, William Jones at Fort
Deposit. The negro was arrested for
an attempted assault on a white high
school girl, taken from the officers by
a mob and hanged, his body being rid
died with bullets afterwards.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
Liverpool Cotton.

Liverpool, Dec. 3o.-Cotton spot, lin
tied business, prices steady. American
middling fair, 5,51; good .middling. 4.ss;
middling, 4.62; low nidd1ing, AIS; good
ordinary. $50; ordinary, sos. Sales 5000
bales, including 4,4o0 American and 500
for speculation and export.
Receipts, $4,000 bales, including 2S.100
American.
Futures closed quiet. May-June. 4.34:
July-August. All; October November,
4.5212; January February, ass.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31

The operations OF December II and IS
represented together an advance of
more than 700 yards.
THE the south of Ypres near Wei
dosk and near ZWartelen we gained
on December 16 a total Of 500 yards.
December II and the days following
we continued our advance, capturing
two machine guns and certain cais-
sons.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
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New Orleans Futures.

New Orleans, Dec. 30.-A disposition of
longs to liquidate to restrict ed fresh buy
ing owing to the approaching triple hol-
iGlays worked against values in the cot
ton market around the opening today
In the first half hour of business prices
lost to points.
Cotton futures opened quiet january,
7.21: March. 75o; May, 7.74; July, 1877;
October, 8.23.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
INDIA WILL RESTRICT
EXPORTS OF WHEAT

Delhi, via London, Dec. S0.-In view
OF the abnormal prices of wheat the
India government decided to restrict
exports to 100000 tons of wheat, in
Guiding flour from December 1 to
March 81, 1915.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-31
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Cash Grain: Wheat
1.2515 @1.27%
Corn-No. ? yellow. 6SG6S1z.
Oats-Standard. 501a @50s4.
Rye-No. 2, 1.12.
Hay-Timethy seed. s5.5Oas700 clover.
S12. 506 S15,fA
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-26
NINETY ALABAMA
BANKS WILL ENTER
RESERVE SYSTEM
Pennsylvania Leads in Number of
National Institutions Applying
for Membership-Fig-
ures Are Given

Washington, February 25-Pennsyl-
Nania led all states In the number of ma
tional banks applying for membership in
the new federal reserve banking system.
according 70 fglressgiven out tpnisl. ~
the treasury department OF the 7465 ap-
plications received $50 came from Penn
sylvania banks while the next nearest
Was Texas with 5ls applicants. Arizona
and Me- ada divided hohors for la i .2ftee,
with 10 applications each; the District of
Columbia had r.
Applications by states follow:
New England-Maine 50, New Hamp-
shire 56. Vermont As, Massachusetts I46,
Rhode Island So Connecticut 77-total 445.
Eastern States-New York 47s, New Jer-
sey 202 Pennsylvania $50. Delaware 70,
Maryland 1o2 District of Columbia IL
total. 1865
Southern States-Virginia lsl, West Vir-
ginia lis. North Carolina Il, South Car
olina 49, Georgia lis, Florida 81, Alabama
80, Mississippi "a, Louisiana 80, Texas
o1S, Arkansas 81, Kentucky Ia, Tennes-
see 110-total, 1918
Middle States-Ohio 37S, Indiana a57,
Illinois 46o Michigan 9S, Wisconsin rs,
Minnesota go, Iowa 33S, Missouri 49,
total, 2059
Western States-North Dakota IA, South
Dakota 104, Nebraska "A, Kansas 211, Mon
tant 81, Wyoming 30. Colorado 122, New
Mexico IS. Oklahoma 330--total, 1870.
Pacific Coast states Washington rs.
Oregon SO, California 26O. Idaho So, Utah
%, Nevada and Arizona each 10-totaL
51S