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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
Matter has Been Referred to
Him and He Will Die
tate the Reply
PRESENT PROPOSALS
ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
Intirnated the President May
Not Decide Matter
Until Friday.
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, July What reply,
If any will be sent Ambassador Ge-
rard's message quitting the tentative
draft of the proposed German note,
replying to the American note on sub
marine warfare, will be decided by
President Wilson. Secretary Lansing
and others have submitted their views
on the policy to the president. It was
stated tonight that no word was re-
ceived on the presidents position. 1t
was intimated Wilson might not act
before Friday, as the questions re-
quire care and deliberation.
During the day German Ambassa-
dor eBrnstorf asked Secretary Lans-
ing, Informally, concerning the lat
est phases of the Berlin negotiations.
Mr.. Lansing outlined what had been
transmitted by Gerard in a general
way. He said Bernstorf had learned
that the Gerard message does not
necessarily require an answer
There Is little doubt In official
quarters that the German proposals
in the present form are not acceptable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
MUSCOvITES ARE
ENTRENCHEDAND
ADVANTAGE
OVER TEUTONS
German Onslaught In the
West Confined To the
Woevre District.
ARRAS IN FLAMES;
+ CATHEDRAL IS GONE
On Gallipoli Peninsular the
Allies Are Within 6 Miles
I Dardanelles Narrows.
ARRAS IN FLAMES;
+ CATHEDRAL IS GONE
By Associated PRESS.

London, July by the employ
ment of strong reinforcements the
Russians have checked, temporarily
at least, the Austro-G German advance
toward Lublin railway, which would
imperil Warsaw, if successful. The
Russians yesterday claimed a serious
defeat for the Teutonic army in the
region of Krasnik and south of that
railway. The Austrians tonight state
that the battle was invigorated by
the participation of strong Russian
reserves"
As far as communications are con-
cerned the Russians now have the adj
vantage of positions. They have a
splendid railway system behind them
over which they can quickly move
troops and guns to the threatened
areas This battle has just COM
menced, but according to dispatches
to Geneva from Austrian sources the
Russians thus far have had the best
Of it. Since Monday the Russians
have inflicted heavy losses on the Aus
TRANS. These dispatches state that
thousands Of wounded are arriving In
Lemberg, Przemysl and Jaroslau.
The much heralded German on
slaught in the west has been confined
to the Woevre region, where the
crown princes army is trying to re-
gain ground lost in April, when the
French tried to force the withdrawal
of what is known as the st. Mihiel
wedge The Germans have won
some trenches at the tip of the wedge,
but at other points the French claim
they were repulsed with heavy losses
Artillery combats continue from
I Arras to the sea. It is stated tonight
that as result of the German bonn
bardment Arras is in flames and the
cathedral destroyed. Fighting here
seems desultory, despite the arrival
of large German reinforcements for
another try at Calais.
On the Gallipoi peninsular Sunday
the Turks tried unsuccessfully for the
third time in week to regain the
ground which the allies took in the
last attack, according to French and
British reports.
The allies are only six miles from
the Dardanelles' narrows. There is
talk of new combined land and sea
attack.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
SPAIN ACTIVELY
AIRING FOR
ENDING OF WAR
Small Arms and Projectile
Factories Working Night
and Day of Late.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Madrid, July Spain recently has
been very active in military and naval
preparations. Artillery, small arms
and projectile factories are working
night and day and the war minister,
DESTROYS of learning their capacity. has
visited those at Trabia, Oviedo, Gran
ada, and Seville.
Military and naval commissions
have left for the United States and
Italy to purchase arms and ammuni-
ton and machinery for their manu-
facture. There is talk also of acuui-
sition of a number of submarines and
of large quantities of mines for coast
defense.
The activities are being conducted
with greatest secrecy, the government
having requested the press to main
tain rigid silence. 1t is said that
the motive is by no means to enter
the present European conflict but to
strengthen Spain for any event which
may follow the present war. The
idea seems to be that Spain should
be able to defend her own territory
and particularly the Balearic islands
and the Canary islands, should Span
ish possessions enter into the calcu-
lations of the makers of the final
terms of peace.
Besides this motive, the Spanish
government prominent Spaniards say,
fully realizes it has been negligent in
military and naval matters, and in
view of the complete unexpectedness
of some of the events which have
characterized the present conflict, it
finds it the part of wisdom to be pre-
pared against any surprise.
Suggestions that the preparations
may be indicative of designs against
Portugal or Gibraltar are denied in
dignantly here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
Pistol Duel Was
Fought by Posse
and Bank Robber
81 AssocIATEp PRESS.

Little Rock, Ark, July 7.-Citizens
of England, Ark, Lonoke county,
fought a pistol battle early today
with seven robbers who attempted to
blow the safe in the bank of England.
The robbers made their escape with
5000 in silver from the bank till.
Three of the safe blowers worked
on the vault while the others stood
outside and kept up an incessant fire
on citizens who discovered them.
After exploding five charges of nitro
glycerine without entering the safe,
the robbers marched down the street
in close formation and entered an au-
tomobile. The town marshal was Sc
verely wounded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
WILSON CONSIDERING
AMERICAN REPLY TO
THE GERMAN NOTE
C1oudburst and
TornadoS Sweeps
Over Missouri
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

St. Louis, July IA
tornado and cloudburst
swept St. Louis and St.
Charles counties, Mis-
souri,, late today and
caused damage that may
aggregate half a million,
isolated several towns,
and blew half a passen-
ger train off the tracks.
Four inches of rain fell
in the affected district in
half an hour.
No definite reports of
the loss of life had been
received at nine O'Clock.
Railroad men brought to
St. Charles, Mo-, a ru-
NOR that St. Peters, a
village, had been blown
away and forty persons
killed. Wabash officials
Immediately ordered an
engine to St. Peters to-
ascertain the damage.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
TURKS MOVED
IN ATTACK
ON FRENCH LINES
Infantry Advances Resulted
In Very Bloody Decima-
ton of Sultan's Troopers
By AssocIATEp pREss.

Paris, July THE French war de-
partment this afternoon gave out the
following statement on recent opera
tons in the Dardanelles:
I'm the Dardanelles on july s. the
Turks delivered a general attack. the
most important they have under
taken since the early days of Nav,
Their purposes was to drive us into
the sea.
AT o'clock in the morning, very
intense artillery fire was opened on
our first lines, as we'll as on the zone
behind these lines, occupied by French
and British troops. The enemy sub
sequently endeavored to deliver sew
eral infantry attacks, but not one
reached our trenches. Decimated by
our artillery and moved down by our
rifles and our machine guns, most OF
our assailants never left the field OF
battle. During this action enemy
batteries on the Asiatic coast without
interruption. A Turkish cruiser
steaming between Maidos and Chanak
also took part in the engagement. Or
several occasions enemy aviators
bombarded our lines.
"At the end of the day a group OF
about fifteen British and French avia-
tors flew over the Turkish aerodrome
at Chanak.
NThey were successful in striking
the principal hangar with a big
bomb"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
Black Slayers Of
White Woman, are
Sent to GaAows
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Montgomery, Ala, July John
Salter and Robert Watkins, negroes
who confessed to the murder of a
white woman, Mrs. Mary Lassiter
and the attempted murder of a plant
er, Whitley House, were today SEN
4pced to hang by Judge Cannon,
dscuit Judge at Evergreen. The ne
groes also confessed 10 burning down
the planters house after the murder.
A company of state militia was or
dered out from Montgomery and the
prisoners were escorted from here to
the adjoining county court and kept
on duty during the trial in an effort
to prevent threatened lynching. No
date for the hanging was set.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
TWO TRANSATLANTIC LINERS
ARE MENACED BY BOMBS

New York, July THE dead hand
of Frank Holt, bomb maker, would-be
assassin and alleged wife-murderer,
reached out over the Atlantic today
and menaced two transatlantic
liners with nearly 1000 men, women
and children aboard.
Somewhere on the ocean, Holt wrote
his wife, the liner Saxonia or the
Philadelphia-he was not sure which,
would be destroyed today. A dyna-
mite bomb containing thirty pounds
of explosive which Holt is known to
have received and which has not been
accounted for, is believed by the po-
lice to be the means Holt had chosen
to destroy the ship.
While Holt lay today a suicide in
his cell at Mineola, L. l., where he
was taken after his attempt to as
sassinate ]. P. Morgan, the wireless
cracked warning over the Atlantic
telling of his threat to blow up a ship,
and the mystery of his life was
cleared away with his positive identi-
fication as Erich Muenter, the alleged
wife murderer, who fed from Har-
ward University in 1906.
Nothing more dramatic in the last
few crowded days of Hollis life has
come to light when the warning of
destruction that was uncovered after
his death. His confession that he
placed the bomb which damaged the
capitol at Washington last Friday,
his attempted assassination of Mr..
Morgan, the growing belief that he
was Erich Muenter, eliminating to-
day in his positive Identification in
death-as Muenter and his sensation
al suicide by leaping 20 feet from
the top Of his cell to the floor, formed
a series of events to which the threat
ened destruction of the Philadelphia
HrI
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
Whole Train Load
OF WontenegrIns
May Be Arrested
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Portland, Ore, July IA train
bearing lat alleged Montenegrin re-
cruits bound from Globe, Ariz., to
Vancouver, B. c., stopped here today
and the agent in charge, A. E. Grues-
rasvitch, was taken to the Office of
United States Attorney Clarence L.
Reams. Representatives of the at
torney's Office stated, however, that
the other men were not under arrest.
The Montenegrins came from the
mining districts of Globe, Ariz.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
MADE FALSE RETURNS
TO HIS GOVERNMENT

Frankenthal, Bavaria, July T.
Jean Ganss, factory director, COM
mercial councillor and former asso-
ciate judge of the commercial court,
has been fined 255,00O marks $685.
1907 for making false returns in con-
nection with the levying of the arma-
ment tax. The fine amounts to twenty
times the sum of which, the govern
ment contends it was defrauded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
FRENCH CRUISER IN
TELLING COMMANDMENT.

Berlin, July 7.-(via Wireless to
Sayville, L. 1.-THE French arrnored
cruiser Jeanne dare, according to the
Overseas Agency, again has lombard
ed the Turkish town of Alexandretta
on the Gulf of Iskanderun.
The Turkish authorities, the dis
patch continues, refused to haul down
the German flag flying over the con-
sulate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
LUMBER RATES WERE
FOUND UNREASONABLE.

Washington, July IA rate of "a
cents per hundred pounds on lumber
in carloads from Texas and Louisiana
producing territory to Las Cruces, N.
NJ, were found unreasonable today
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. A rate of e cents was pre-
scribed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08
BAPTIsTs ATTEND CONVENTION

Oakland, CAL, JURY 7-Baptists
from all parts of the United States
and Canada were present today at the
opening of the international conven-
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-08

Yesterdays Temperature;
Highest, SO degrees; low
est, 70 degrees.
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PENSACOLA IS THE IDEAL SUMNER RE.
SoRT-cooL 5REEZEs, RATHING HoATINc
6ISHiN0---EVERYThINo FOR COMFORT AND
The Washington times., 1915-05-20
{. j. FALLS SECOND
TINE BEFORE NAVY
Washington CoIIegians Get
Away to Good Start, But
Middies Finish Strong.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 1.-For the
second time this season the midshpmen
handed out defeat to the Catholic Uni
versity. OF Washington. The score was
8 to 4, compared to 4 to 2 in the first
game ten days ago.
Each team hit as often as the other,
but the Middies batted a bit more time
ly, Blodgett being more effective than
Fahey, his opponent, in the pinches. The
slow work Of the Washingtonians on the
In this respect two long clouts by Smith
and Fahey, which should have been
good for homers, only resulted in three
baggers.
The visitors got away to a good start,
tallying pair of runs In the opening
frame. but after that the game was a
tight one all the way. The WASHINGTON
two runs in the seventh. and the sailor
la dis got the winning tally in their half
of the same stanza, against the stout
protest Of their opponents over what
was claimed to be an unfair decision of
Umpire Belts. With two men out. H.
Fisher raped out a two-bagger. Adams
hit a grounder, which was handled in
ample time for an out at first Killion
had the ball In his mitt. but Adarns' arm
came in contact with the big first base
man, the incident appearing to be a de-
liberate attempt at interference A a
result Killion dropped both the bali and
his mitt. But Belts called Adams safe.
In the meantime, Fisher raced home
and although Killion threw in time to
nall him at the plate, Smith, the visit
ors' backstop, paid no attention after re-
ceiving the ball. The visitors raised fury
for time. but the play went and IL de-
cided the game.
The Washington times., 1915-05-20

CLEVELAND, May 0.-Branch
Rickey Is doomed to misfortune this
season. During the winter 1t was gen.
orally predicted that his Brownies
would prove one OF the best teams in
the American League In 1915. but with
a little more than a month gone it can
be said that the Brownies are not there.
Hickey Is said to have worried ton
pounds of his anatomy already. He
Is in to drop that much more.
The utter collapse of tho pitching
stan. tho failure OF "Tillie" Walker
and Gloomy Gus williams to hit, and
the generally in-and-out performances
OF the infeld have doomed the Mound
City tribe to a low berth in the final
reckoning. Had that pitching corps
stood up under the strain tho team
might have had a chance. but when II
fell to pieces, the handwriting could
be seen on the wall.
After his accident last fall, Hamilton
was expected to be weak this year
To the surprise OF Branch Hickey. the
wee southpaw looked pretty good at
the training camp. However. finding
the shedding tough against the Tigers
Hamilton proceeded TO forget train
ing rules. Hickey brought him up with
a round turn. suspending him indeti-
nitely. and lacking on a fine Of $500
He may not play again this year.
George Baumgardner appeared in one
game In Chicago. and. losing It. COM
plained OF weak wrist. Beating
Hickey to II. Baumgardner asked for
months leave of absence and is now
at his home in West Virginia. Had
he hung on. Re would have Joined Ham
ilton under suspension.
Walter Leverens. who made a rood
start this year, Is confined to a hos
pital In Chicago with blood poison
There Is no telling just when no will
be able to assume his mound duties.
Carl Weilman and Grover Louder
milk have been compelled to do all the
heavy work this spring. with Bill James
just beginning to round into good shape
to lend them his assistance. The other
twirlers. Perryman. Hoch and Ram
meas have not been impressive.
''Tnlie" Walker does not resemb,.
the player he was in 1914 He is more
OF the worker he was with the Griff-
men. Curve balls have him swinging
fast ones. Worse than that. Walker
has lost his confidence. moving around
like dead man. He Is playing center
field now on account OF his good throw
ing, but st. Louis scribes blame him
for the loss of several games through
his inability to pick up ground balls
rs II following Walkers lead Gloomy
Gus Williams. Derrill Pratt and Bert
Shotton have forgotten how to hit up
to their 1914 standards. Their weak
ness in this respect has brought the
The Washington times., 1915-05-20
Bob Groom Is Treated
Well BY the Federals
Former National Twirler Sees Walter Johnson Defeat
Browns and Passes Criticism on Chances of the
Team-Thinks Hitting Is Ali Griffs Need
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

wrinkle that other managers might do
well to emplate. Every day in the
fielding practice he knocks ground balls
out to his outfielders. accustoming them
to their varied hops and bounces. 1t is
true that "Tillie" walker Is weak on
ground balls, but he may improve under
this daily drill This scheme might we'll
be followed with several teams possess
ing outfielders who can't pick UP ground
balls cleanly.
Some Of the younger Griffmen are
beginning to worry about possible play
ing to empty stands when they return
home from this trip. They need the ex-
citement Of roofing to keep them at top
speed. and thev fear they won't have
It. This is especially true of the pitch
ers.
as we'll as ct the beginning Of the sea-
son. Is putting I'D a marvellous game in
the field Some Of his stops and throws
on this trip have brought cheers from
st. Louis. you're delivering the real
goods. too. boys. That's what Foster
did: made those rabid Mound City fans
veil.
Doc Ayers Is slightly peeved because
he has been worker so seldom this
wear. but the Richmond sawbones con-
tinues to hustle In the bullpen In the
hope of being sent In some day. Ayers
has always been a good spring pitcher
He took part in several fine games last
year at this time. but the unexpected
Improvement in Bert Gallia has shelved
the big fellow from Hillsville. Va
Nevertheless. he keeps right on working
Maybe when he goes In he will show
enough ability to be added to the reg
ular CORPS.
Booth HOPPER continues to make an
excellent impression upon his fellow
PLAYERS. Hts control Is excellent. and.
for that reason. he Is used In the bat
ting practice every other day, sharing
with Bentley the distinction OF having
almost perfect control Of the pill How
ever. HoDDer has more stuff than Bent
I've. and keeps the batsmen on the de-
fense all the time. Many Of the players
unhesitatingly predict a great future
for the Tennesseean.
The Washington times., 1915-05-20

CLEVELAND, May 20.-"Griff
looks to me to have fine bunch OF
pitchers and a swell fielding team
but he needs a couple of hitters to
do much," is the opinion of Sir Rob
ert Groom, formerly Griffman, but
now a member of the st. Louis Feds
Groom saw Walter johnson defeat
the Brownies In St. Louis the other
day, and watched the Washington
team closely. Being acquainted with
most Of Griff's players, the tooth
pick twirler had more than passing
interest in their performances.
"How do I like the Federal
League? ? All right. I am being well
treated, and have managed to get
away to a good start. Last year !
lost a lot Of close games for the
same reason that I used to lose them
in Washington, for lack OF a hit.
This year my team can hit better, and
Pm getting victories instead of de-
feats. I had one tough game this
year, though when Frank Allen, the
Pittfed finger, shut out my team
without a hit. Naturally, couldn't
win that game.
Il like playing here. for can get
home to Belleville. ILL.,, every night
when the team Is at home. My health
Is good and I haven't lost my curve
ball yet When I do. then I'll begin
to worry. I have nothing but the best
wishes for Griff and his team, and. II
Washington wins the pennant, you'll
find me cheering for my old team
mates"
Branch Hickey may be considered a
Joke bv some leatherheads around the
league. but he has introduced one
The Washington times., 1915-05-20
Agriculture and Interior
Meet Over Chess Board

Agriculture has challenged Interior to
a match at chess to decide the team
championship Of the Government de-
partments, and arrangements have been
made to hold the contest at the Home
Club on Friday night this week Up to
the present Interior has an unbeaten
record in these team contests, although
Agriculture last year came within an
ace of beating the champions in a match
at the Capital City Club. Both sides ex-
pect to have a strong lineup. Interior,
with Lowell. present District champion :;
Walker. former District champion ;
Whitaker. former college champion :
Pratt, Byler. etc, will be as strong as
ever; while Agriculture will have "a
poleon. Capital City Club champion :;
Knapp. the young phenom Stephenson
and Roberts on the top boards.
The match Is scheduled for twenty
players aside, and the spacious quarters
Of the Home Club at IA Jackson place
northwest, provide ample room for spec
tators, who are cordially invited to at
tend
The Washington times., 1915-05-20
Pirates Punish Ragan;
Braves Are Shut Out

BOSTON. May 0-The Pirates
bumped the Braves. to o, yesterday
In the first inning they found Ragan
three runs tallying. They jolted Pat
again in the fifth for four runs.
Schmidt collided with Moran chasing a
fly and forced the latter's retirement.
with two out in the eighth and the
bases full, Baird prevented the Braves
from scoring four runs when he made
a great catch of Magee's terrific smash
in deep center field. At all other times
Mamaux was a puzzle to the Braves.
The score r. II. e.
Pitt sburgh ......... 800 04o 0n-7 10
Boston .............. 900 900 900 8
Batteries-Mamaux and Gibson: Ra-
gan and Gowdy.
The Washington times., 1915-05-20
A. c. B. A. Man Here to
Plan 1916 Tournament

Burton L. Mank. who was largely re-
sponsble for the success of the Allan
tic Coast Bowling Association tourna-
ment which closed in Boston last Sat
urday Is In Washington to look over the
grounds and make plans for the 1916
tournament, which Is scheduled for this
city.
While here Mr.. Mank will confer with
President William F. Guide. and the 9TH
err moving spirits in bowling circles with
an idea of getting an early start on the
big evSnt to be staged here next spring.
The Washington times., 1915-05-20

The tnfield hardly looks strons
man, rookie from EImira, n. Y,
started of well, but lately has slumped
frightfully. Pratt Is playing fair ball
Lavan should lead the league with
str!keouts Austin Is the same peppery
fellow of the other days, but slowing
q bit and not hitting at all
Just where the Browns will finish Ia
not known. but It certainly won't be In
the first division. Unless decided
changes are seen soon. the team will
fight II out with somebody for the cellar
berth. st. Louis fans are turning
away from the Brownies and a corpo-
rails guard daily won't pay salaries
these days
The Washington times., 1915-05-20

If Alexander Graham Bell per-
fects his seeing by telephone device,
it will be an awful blow to st.
Looey fans. They will be forced to
look at the Brownies on the road as
we'll as at home.
The Washington times., 1915-05-20
Hagerman Holds Boston
ScOreleSS Until Ninth

CLEVELAND, May ?o.-The Indians
battcG Foster opportuncly. and beat the
Red Sox to .. Hagerman pitched good
ball until the ninth when Boston got to
him for two runs. The score: R. H. f
Cleveland. .....,....... 100 3l0 nON-5 10
Boston. n....,.......... nO0 ono O09-9 n
Batteries-Ha german and Neil; Fos-
ter and Thomas