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The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-03
WAR SUMMARY

Five hundred and seventy-nine
men perished by the sinking OF
the British battleship Portable in
the English channel on New
Years day, according to the latest
estimates OF the crew Of 670
men, POI We're saved, a cutter
with 80 living aboard having
reached land since the first cas-
ualty list was compiled
Many of the survivors of the
Formidable were landed at BriX-
ham, Devon; others at Lyme
Regis, Dorset, which indicates
the disaster occurred at the west
ern end Of the English channel,
although the admiralty has not
given the location, nor has It
made a definite statement with
reference to the real cause.
The fighting in Belgium and
northern France has come to a
halt, to judge from the Official
reports SO far as spectacular op-
erations are concerned.
In Russian Poland aad Galicia
there is no actual change in the
situation as it has been for sew
eral days past The Ottoman
troops in the Caucasus have
crossed the Russian frontier at
three points and soon will he
under command of Field Marshal
Baron Won Der Goltz.
In an orange book issued at the
instance of the Russian minister
for foreign affairs at Petrograd lit
is charged that the independence
of the Ottoman empire vanished
definitely from the moment that
the German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau took refuge in the Dar-
danelles," and that the German
ships under German command
made 'an attack on the peace
full shores OF an empire which
was maintaining perfect neigh
borly relations with the Turks"
Count Tisza, the Hungarian
premier, according to Berlin
dispatch, has affirmed that mu-
tual confidence, love and respect
exist between Austria-Hungary
and Germany.
Fearing a possible attempt at
a landing by the Germans on the
east coast OF England, Yorkshire
is enroliag corps of civic
guards and volunteers with head
quarters at Hull for self-protec5
ton
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GEN. SCOTT STILL WORKING
Hopes That Difficulties Now Encount.
cred May Be Overcome and That
Safety Of American Citizens Can Be
Guaranteed.

Washington, Jan . Difficulties
have arisen in the negotiations of
Brigadier General Scott, chief Of staff
OF the United States army, between
Generals Maytorena and Hill, of the
Hutierrez and Carranza factions, re-
spectively for the designation OF
Naco Sonora, as a neutral town to
avoid firing into American territory.
Acting Secretary Lansing of the
state department conferred today
with President Wilson and later with
Acting Secretary Breckinridge of the
war department, who dispatched fur
ther suggestions to General Scott
Enrique c. Llorente Washington rep,
resentatiye of Gutierrez. also talked
aat length with Mr. Breckenridge.
Llorente and high officials said they
We're confident an adjustment would
be reached without requiring decisive
action by the batteries OF artillery ex,
planatory of the situation was issued
by Secretary Tumulty after confer.
ence with the president.
There is a hitch about the signing
of the agreement between Maytorena
and Hill and this government is at
tempting to adjust the differences.
HE government has not been in.
formed exactly what the differences
are but is trying TO ascertain them"
Until today it was generally sup
posed that both Hill and Maytorena
We're ready to agree that the former
would abandon Naco and move his
forces to Aqua Prieta while Mayto-
rena was to transfer his men to
Nogales.
The state department received
word today from its agents in Mexico
City that the convention had ad-
iourned until Monday after a brief
session yesterday, when the question
OF how many delegates We're to repre-.
sent the Zapata army of the south
was debated without result The dis
patch added that as there We're many
absentees majority Of the members
of the original convention held at
Aguas Calientes could be considered
a quorum. General Robes, vice presi-
dent of that convention, presided yes
terday.
Washington officials are greatly in
terested in the deliberations of the
convention as it has been convened
to select a provisional president for a
period of several months until a gen
eral election can be held. 1t is under
stood from supporters of both Cutter
reZ and Villa 3ere that General Villa
and his adherents favor the continual
tion in office of Eulalio Gutierrez
The Zapata element are opposed to
this and the names of General Felipe
Angeles and General Jose Isabel
Robes, now minister OF war, are
being mentioned prominently
The state department also was ad-
vsed that H. G. c. Atwater, an
American. was stabbed to death at
Tampico by a Mexican.
The department has no clue to At
waters home address or relatives.
Mexico City was reported quiet
No passenger trains went north yes
terday on account OF a scarcity of
fuel
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MAY DISREGARD UNIONS.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. "A propos-
al to formally disregard the organi-
of America and deal directly with the
miners as individuals in all future
negotiations will be discussed by
eastern coal operators at meeting of
the Ohio Coal Operators Association
here Monday. according to state
ments of operators tonight. Efforts
to reach an agreement with the union,
it was said, have failed.
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WAR REVENUE TAX.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The war reve.
nue. tax began to figure in marked
fashion in government revenues dur
ing December for the first time.
Customs receipts fell off during the
month nearly seven million dollars,
compared with December 1913. but
ordinary internal revenue increased
for the same period nearly five mil
lion dollars.
How much of that came from the
emergency tax is not shown in the
treasury statement, but probably il
vas a large part Total receipts for
December amounted to $51 ,429 .363
compared with $54,2S2,256 in 1913
Ordinary disbursements amounted to
$50 .99i.S92.
The net balance in the general
fund at the beginning of 1914 was
SOC, 6,770.G75 and the total cash asset.
in the treasury were $L96l .3lS.G92.
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London, Jan $3.50 p. m.-An-
other cutter from the British battle
ship Formidable which was sunk in
the English channel yesterday has
reached Lyme4Hegis, Dorsetshire,
with 50 men, bringing the total of
saved up to pol men.
When the cutter left the Formd-
able she had 60 or more men aboard
but all but 80 succumbed to expos
urc, having been in an open boat for
SOME 20 hours in violent storm.
Albert Edward Cooper, masterat
arms, one of the survivors landed at
LymeRegis, said the explosion oc
CURED between 1880 ald 2:30 o'cloch
in tne morning " Aen he reached u.
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lack of communication and other rea
sons.
Consul Silliman at Mexico City at
present is the only American state
department agent in the field. George
c. Carothers, who has been represent.
ing Washington with General villa
arrived here today. Leon Canoya an
other special agent. remailed here.
Eduardo Iturbide. whose escape
from Mexico City led to sensational
charges against Siriman and Canova
by the Zapata element. has not been
located.
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CIGARETTE CAUSED FIRE

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2.-That a
lighted cigarette dropped on stair
way may have been responsible for
the fire which brought death by suf-
location to Rev. stephen Kakara, pas
tor of st. Johns Greek Catholic
church and burned to death his house
keeper, Mrs Anna Fegio early today,
was a theory advanced tonight by the
police.
Father Makara had enemies who
had threatened him and once beaten
him. The police Say they learned
the priest was an inveterate cigarette
smoker.
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MORE BLEASE PARDoNs.

Columbia, S. c., Jan 2-Governof
Blease today brought the total num-
Der of his holiday pardons. paroles
and combinations to no by acting
favorably on the cases of II addition
al state prisoners. Within the last
four years he has exercised the right
Of clemency in 1,614 cases.
Today's list included 33 prisoners
serving life terms for murder. Two
were granted full pardons. three were
paroled and the sentences of 28 com
muted to terms ranging from two to
twenty years.
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Berlin, via The Hague to London.
Jan. 2.-9:05 j.. m.-Instead OF the
customary New Years reception the
emperor yesterday received the com
manding generals with whom he at
tended divine service. He then re
ceiYed the congratulations of the
court at field headquarters Address.
Ing the correspondents, he said,
among other things;
Il hope YOU will be able in the new
year to report many good things We
shall not lay down our aarms until we
have gained a complete victory"
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GoTHAM'S DEATH RATE.

New York, Jan. New York's
death rate for the year just closed
was 1$.4o per 1000 population accord.
ing to figures made public today by
the city's department of health. This
the departments report states, makes
the lowest death rate ever attained
in this city
The number of deaths during 1914
was 74S03. The year witnessed the
greatest number of births in the his
tory of the municipality, there hav.
ing been 1866 children born, an in
crease of 5,513 over 1913.
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London Jan. 3.-2n2 a. ma Pc
trosrad dispatch to the Exchange
Telegram Company says:
1T is officially estimated that 27
German army corps are operating
against Russia. Four hundred thou
sand Germans aid Austrians have al
ready been taken prisoners and their
killed and wounded are three or four
times heavier. Warsaw is noWise in
danger and if the Germans are com
PEELED to retreat they viii find it a
much more different problem than
last October"
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AMERICANS RELEASED.

Matamoras. Mexico, Jan. Geo.
f. Davis and NJ. II. Burnham. Ameri-
cans, and r. b. Holland, an English.
man, arrested in Matamoras recently
by the military authorities, were re-
leased last night. They left for Gal
weston, Texas.
The men were charged with carry
ing letters to Tampico for enemies of
the Carranza government, but an in.
yestigation acquitted them
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ROUMANIA MAY GET IN
Attempts of Germans to Relieve the
Pressure on Cracow Has Failed and
Russians Are Pushing Armies Rap
idly Westward.

London, Jan. 2.-9:50 pm.--Anoth-
or fifty men from the battleship For.
midable lost in the English chan
mel Friday. have reached safety after
riding out a fierce gale for upwards
OF - hours in an open cutter, making
total OF POI survivors out of crew
OF 7S1 men
The latest survivors landed at
Lyme-Regis on the Dorset coast late
last night. All were in state of eX,
haustion after their terrible expert.
ence. They declare that there is
little hope OF any further survivors
as the tremendous sea which was run,
ming at the time would make it i'm
possible for men to live long enough
TO be picked up By passing vessels
while many of those clinging to the
wreckage undoubtedly were killed
when the second explosion occurred.
The admiralty has not issued any
statement in reference to the cause
of the disaster or where it occurred
The land fighting. which is sporadic
in the west but more continual in the
east has brought no material change
in the situation The artillery is
playing the biggest part along the
western front, although at points
there has been close range fighting
IN which a few yards have been gain
ed or lost
The Germans deny the French re-
port that they have been driven out
OF part OF the village OF Steinbach,
upper Alsace, which has been the
scene of very sanguinary fighting for
week past the infantry finding
cover behind the houses
There have been engagements on
the rivers Bzura and Rawka in Po-
land. but seemingly the Germans are
no nearer Warsaw than they were a
week ago. They have commenced OF.
tensiye operations in the direction of
Kielce, one Of the larger towns OF
southern Poland, which doubtless has
for its object the holding up of the
Russian advance through Galicia Oh
Cracow. Another attempt on the
part of the Germans to advance from
MlaWa to divert the Russian threat
TO outflank their center by crossing
the lower Vistula northwest of War
saw has been checked by the Rus.
SANS
According to Petrograd reports the
Russians continue to sweep the Aus
trians westward along the southern
Galician railway toward Grybow and
Neusandec and out of the northern
foothills of the Carpathians
The Muscovites also are credited
with having organized a new cam
paign against Hungary advancing in
four columns across the mountains
This. it is said, will not be like pre-
yious raids but will be a regular in,
vasiOn
Further east the Russians are
marching across Kukowina not far
north of the Roumanian frontier to.
ward Pennsylvania. 1t is considered
likely Roumanian action will be hast
ened by this step
On the Caucasian front, where
Field Marshal Won der Goltz is to
take command, the Turks have as
sumed the offensive and crossed the
Russian frontier at three points.
Heavy fighting is now reported to be
in progress.
BY request of King George tomor.
row will be observed as a day of in.
tercession and special prayers for the
success of the allies arms will be Of.
fered in every church and chapel Of
all creeds and religions in the king
dom.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-03

Washington for signature by Secre-
tary Bryan and the seal of the state
department. and on being returned
We're given to the reservists.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-03
All the War News

Tho Sentinel Record prints all tho
war news up to $3.50 each morning,
two hours later than any other news.
paper reaching Hot Springs. When
you read it in tnis paper you are
reading the latest.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-03

Washington, Jan. 2.-Forecast for
Arkansas: Fair weather Sunday and
Monday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
MUST NOW ACT
Allies Send Ultirnatum and
Also an Offer of the
Island of Cyprus.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Oct. 10.-A Rome dispatch
reports the allies will send an ultima
tum to Greece, insisting that she de-
fine her position. Coincidentially
comes the announcement in the Daily
Telegraph that England has formal
ly offered the island of Cyprus to
Greece, providing Greece takes sides
with the allies.
Cyprus, with three thousand, five
hundred and eighty-four square miles
and a population of three hundred
thousand is the third largest island
in the Mediterranean. 1t has been
administered by Great Britain since
eighteen-seventy- by an agree
ment with Turkey. 1t was annexed
by England at the outbreak of the
present war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
WORLD PEACE
PREDICTED BY.
NEXT SPRING
High German Official Says
War Will Be Brought to
End BY Then.
NAMES TERMS FOR
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Says Germany Desires Only
Small Amount of Terri
tory and Indemnify.
NAMES TERMS FOR
FINAL SETTLEMENT
nv AssocTATuD pRrss

Berlin, Oct. 20.-In the Spring is
the prediction of a high German off,
cial, who thinks the business sense
of the British will lead them to take
steps towards ending the war, when
once they find Germany cannot be
whipped. The Germans, he said,
could sit tight behind two lines and
British business would soon see the
disastrous effects of the protracted
struggle.
He indicated that the German peo-
pie would demand little territory
should peace proposals be made, and
believed that the Germans want only
scatiosfs of frontiers for strategic
reasons, the restoration of colonial
possessions, a slice Of the Belgian
colonies and heavy indemnities, espec-
tally from France.
An indemnity will be demanded to
guarantee Germany against more
military agressions of her enemies.
Since the eastern successes the
question of the future of Poland is
calling forth divergent opinions. The
plan of administering Poland as a
separate nation is widely advocated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
Discussing the
Disappearance
Gern1a71Sed

Washington, Oct. 2o.-Germany's
attent ion probably viii be called Off
cially to the two commissioned Off
GERS and six warrant officers of the
informed German commerce raiders at
the Norfolk navy yard who have
broken parole. Acting Secretary
Roosevelt of the navy discussed with
Secretary Lansing what steps are to
be taken.
No trace has been found Of Lieut..
Koch and DR.. Kruger Koeneck, Of the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich who have over
stayed their leave from the ship four
days. They were seen in Newport
News and Norfolk last Sunday, but
officials have been unable to find any
trace of them since. Neither has the
yacht Eclipse, on which six warrant
officers from the Kronprinz Wilhelm
which put to sea been found. 1t has
been currently reported in Norfolk
that the men on the Eclipse were
taken on Swedish steamer outside
the capes and that the yacht was
sunk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
President Giue11
Bit of Gold For
Fia11cee's Ri71q
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Oct. 20.-President
Wilson today received delegation of
women and girls from California who
gave him piece Of gold from a
California mine, and also a bar Of
gold to make wedding ring for Mrs.
Norman Gait, his iancee. The del
egation also brought petitions signed
by 100000 Californians urging the
president to visit the San Francisco
exposition before it closes in Deem
Der. Later the women gave to Mrs.
Gait cluster of California orange
blossoms.
The president told his callers he
wanted to visit the San Francisco
and San Diego expeditions but had
been too busy to go west. He said
that he did not think that he could
go but would change his plans if it
were possible.
The petitions were presented by
Altha McCuen, an eleven year old
school girl of San Francisco, whose
letter of invitation to the president
was the best of those written by the
grammar school children of that city
When the bar of gold was givan to
the president, he accepted it smiling
" and said: "That is very happy
thought" he added when told that
wedding ring for Mrs. Gait could
be made of it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
NAME QUEEN
BY
VOTE
Maids Also Will Be Select.
ed by the Same
Method.
WILL NOMINATE
DURING FAIR WEEK
Fifteen Candidates VIE Be
Nominated to Enter Gen
eral Election.

A nominating primary will be con-
Quoted by the Carnival Association
during the week of the Pensacola
Fair and in this the Fair Association
is cooperating. The Carniva! Asso-
citation last night decided upon the
method of selecting the queen and
five maids of the next Mardi Gras
carnival, adopting a recommendation
by the queen committee.
Fifteen candidates will be non1in-
ated by vote and after the primary
the election for queen will be iraug-
urated. In the latter election the one
receiving the highest vote will be
elected queen and the FIVE candidates
receiving the next highest vote will
be selected as maids
The primary for nominating fifteen
candidates to enter the general cleo
ton viii be held during the week of
the fair. A voting coupon will be at
tached to every ticket sold to enter
the fair grounds. No additional
charge win be made for the coupon
and the purchaser of the ticket can
vote or nominate who might suit his
fancy.
At the end of the week it will be
made known the fifteen nominated
and then the race for queen and the
! five maids will begin. It promises to
prove novel and satisfactory as well
as interesting method of selecting the
queen and maids.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
JUDGE ORDERS
A GRAND JURY
FOR E5CAMB|A
Names of Thirty-Six Drawn
From Box, Made Return
able Next Monday.

In the circuit court yesterday morn
ing Judge A. G. Campbell ordered r
grand jury summoned and the names
of thirty-six were drawn from the
jury box, from which eighteen to
serve as grand jurors will be Sc
lected.
The sheriff was given the papers
and each man summoned will be in
structed to report to the court next
Monday morning, when the jury will
be empanelled and will begin investi-
cations of matters called to its atten-
ton. One of these is the killing at
McKinnonville recently Of an aged
citizen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
Schooner Lucy H Over
hauled By Cutter and
Returned to Port.
LOADED WITH ARMS
AND AMMUNITION
Munitions Were Intended
for Persons Who Stole
Yacht From Key West.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Key West, Fla. Oct. 20.-The coast
guard cutter Miami was returning to
this port today with the schooner Lucy
H, which was stolen last night by her
Mexican crew. The Lucy H, is loaded
with arms and ammunition consigned
to persons in Mexico and figured re-
Gently In the theft of the private
yacht Buena Venturna.
Soon after the Lucy 81. was taken
out of port late last night, the cutter
went in pursuit and overhauled her.
The two vessels were seen today off
Sand Key making for this port.
The Lucy H. with her cargo of arms
and ammunition has had stormy
career. She cleared here September
20, for Mexico, sailing October 1.
Shortly after putting to sea, the yes
sci went aground ON Crawfish Reef.
She later was floated, returned here
and her papers taken up by the Gus
toms collector.
On September 80, the Buena Ven
tura was stolen by six raen. said to be
members of the crew of the Lucy H.
They were overtaken the next day
while off Sand Key writing, it was
said, for the Lucy Fl. with the inten-
ton of transshipping portion of the
schooner's cargo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-21
BOUGHT FROM THIS
PLACE BY MEXICANS

The schooner Lucy 81, mentioned
In the above Associated Press message
was bought at Pensacola and sailed
hence about the middle Of last month.
With but a small consignment of
rifles and ammunition, the Lucy III,
left port at night, after regularly
clearing at the custom house for Ha-
vana- There was no indication of
anything irregular with the vessel,
and about the only unexplainable and
mysterious thing in connection with
the vessels departure from the port
of Pensacola was the reported aug
mented crew, apd the failure rs yet in
the fling of a bin of sale in the Pen
sacola custom house, proceeding us
ual in the case where vessel changes
ownership, and more especially In the
case of a vessel changing ownership
and going to foreign shores. as was
the Lucy 81, for, as stated, clearance
was given for the port of Havana.
Cuba.
From this port but small consign-
ment of rifles and ammunition was
cleared, and the belief existed, follow
ing the rumors which spread with
some rapidity after her departure
that the Lucy H, was not bound fol-
Havana, and had never intended go.
ing into the Cuban capital, despite
her clearance at the local custom
house. Her history since that time
amply sustains that portion Of hun.
dred or so surnlises, at any rate.