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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
BIC bA I I Les
V|PEND|NG ON
FRONTS
General Activity Noticeable
In Many of the Theaters
Of the War
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Dec. 7.-Battles have be-
gun or are impending in Mesopota-
mia, where Field Marshal Won Der
goltz has assumed command of the
Turks about to attack the British at
Kut-El-Amara; in southeastern Ser
bia, where the Bulgarians are about
to be reinforced by forty thousand
Germans under Won Gallwitz, already
attacking the Anglo-F French and re-
ported repulsed; on GallipoH where
the allies are on the offensive and the
western front, where Holland reports
say the Germans are concentrating
for drive at the allies in Flanders
and Artois.
News that Won Gallwitz Is to rein
force the Bulgarians battering at the
allies line at vardar, Cerna and Ka-
rasu, Serbia, indicates the Germans
are anxious to strike before the allies
! complete their Balkan preparations
One hundred thousand entente troops
are said to have landed at Saloniki
although the Greek diplomatic situa.
ton Is still causing anxiety.
The Serbian army Is retreatine
into Albania, pursued by the Aus
TRANS, who continue to hammer The
Montenegrins as well. 1t is said the,
are hampered by cold weather ana
bad roads. One hundred Thousand
Serbian troops, twenty thousand refu
gees and forty thousand Austria,
prisoners are said to constitute tn,
! retreat.
The French submarine Fresenel, 81,
steamers and a number of Montene
grin sailing vessels, bound from Ital,
for Albanian ports with war supple
were sunk in the South Adriatic b,
the Austrian cruiser Novara and de
stroyers, cutting off munitions beini
sent either to the Serbians or italian
troops said to have landed In Albani
toas sist in the Balkan campaign
/ Vienna thinks the Italian steamer
were to supply the Italians.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
DEMO Ora |C
|CONVEN I ION
he IN St. LOUIS
National Committee Votes
For That City As the
Meeting Place
DATE is FIXED
FOR JUNE IA, 1915
Wilson Is Endorsed AS the
Trusted Leader of Ma :
tional Democracy"
DATE is FIXED
FOR JUNE IA, 1915
BE- AssoCIArnp PREss.

Washington, Dec. THE National
Democratic committee today selected
st. Louis for the 1916 convention and
June IA as the date.
The first ballot stood st. Louis 26,
Dallas and Chicago IL. The Texas
city later moved to make it unani-
nous for st. Louis.
Resolutions calling for the re-noni-
nation of Wilson as the trusted lead
er Of National Democracy" were
adopted.
Political leaders here are certain
Chicago will be selected for the Re
publican convention when the COM
mittee meets next Tuesday. The ples
Of the Missouri delegation that the
convention was needed to help keep
Missouri in the Democratic column
had much to do with the decision.
During the open session early to-
day suffrage and anti-suffrage lead
ers urged their respective claims, the
suffragists calling upon the Demo.
cratic party to espouse the suffrage
cause.
Thomas j. Pence of North Caro-.
lima, protege Of Secretary Daniels
and recognized as the representative
Of the administration, was elected
secretary Of the committee. It wal
declared that reports Of difference,
between him and Chairman w. +. Nc
Combs were without foundations. Nc
Combs said there was not . cloud OF
the Democratic horizon and the worl
Of party organization would go OF
harmoniously. All contests for seat
were settled without feeling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
Two German Attaches Too Active
In Military and Naval Matters

quested, although It might press for
a bill of particulars.
The position Of the state depart
ment is that it will not discuss the
facts in the case nor reveal the
sources Of it's information which have
led to the decision that the activities
of the two German attaches make
their presence in this country unde-
sirable.
President Wilson has fully approved
Secretary Lansing's decision and It
was said authoritativeIy that it will
be adhered to no matter what Ger
many does.
Department Of justice agents are
still investigating reports that Ger
man agents were back of the alleged
plans to revolution against Carranza,
headed by General Huerta. Attorney
General Gregory said today, however,
that he had no new information on
the subject The government will not
furnish Germany with it's reasons for
requesting the recall of Boyd and
Won Papen because it is determined
to keep secret the sources of its in
formation.
Secretary Lansing also sent re-
ply to Germany through Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin. Although there was
no indication today that the text of
Secretary .Lansing's communication
would be made public, it was said au-
thoritatively that 1t declares the
American governments action was
caused by the military and navy &C
tivities of the attaches, coupled with
circumstances of an accunulative
nature which are deemed sufficient for
/ Secretary Lansing's action. These
alone are responsible.
The German government was in
formed, however, that an aceumula-
ton of circumstances and conditions
by inference, if not otherwise, con-
1 ia
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. Secretary
Lansing has replied to Germany that
the United States governments re-
quest for the withdrawal of Captain
Boy-Ed and Captain Won Papen was
entirely because of their military and
naval activities.
Secretary Lansing's reply to Ger
man governments inquiry, which in
Dictated the Berlin foreign office In
tended to contest the withdrawal of
the attaches under certain conditions,
was delivered in long communica-
ton which the German embassy i'm
mediately forwarded to Berlin. At
the embassy all comment on It was
refused
Neither was there any indication of
whether the reply would meet the
contention of the German government
that it should know the reasons for
the request for the withdrawal OF
its officers.
1t was broadly minated to the
state department that If the request
was based on something else than the
governments of the Hamburg-Ameri.
can line conspiracy trial or the case
of James F. J. Archibald, the Ameri.
can war correspondent who secretly
carried dispatches for Captain vor
Papen Germany would decline to with.
draw either of the men,
The general impression was thai
Secretary Lansing's reply at some
length repeats that the two officers
have become persona non grata be
cause of their military and naval &C
tivities and that under the diplomatic
usages existing between nations, it i
necessary for one government to d.
more than intimate to another tina
the presence of diplomatic officer i
digtasteful.
Over night advices from Berlin in
Dictated that the German government
would withdraw the officers as re
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
Bu1gars Beaten
In Three A ttncks
on French Lines
BY ASSOCIATED PRrss.

Paris, Dec. Defeat of the Bull
garians in attacks on the French line
at three points, at Abozarki, Demir-
Kapu and Constmorino, is reported IN
dispatch from Athens to the Havas
Agency dated today. The engage
ments took place December 5.
The Serbian retreat into Albania
says the dispatch is proving difficult
because of cold weather and bad road
and also Is hampered by more thar
40 900 Austrian prisoners.
There are 100000 Serbian troops
and 10000 refugees gathered in AL
bania, the Athens advices state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
COUNTY BOARD
HEARS TALKS
.0NNEW BONDS
Takes No Action Relative to
Appointment of Trustees
To Handle Money
PRESENT TRUSTEES
MAY HANDLE BONDS
That Feature Developed
When County Attorney
Was Asked for Opinion

That the present board of bond
trustees may be legally qualified to
handle the new $1,000, 900 bond issue,
provided such an issue is carried, de-
veloped at the meeting last night of
citizens with the board of county
commissioners. The former gathered
as representatives of the Escambia
County Good Roads Association and
urged that the board take some &C
ton in the appointment of trustees in
order that the people might know,
prior to voting, who would constitute
this board. The association also de-
ferred action on the matter Of post
poning the bond election from Feb. 1.
Preliminary to the meeting talks
were heard from number of citizens
of the county, either favoring or OPP
posing the issue, but all favoring
some definite action as to plans be-
fore the issue Is voted upon.
Those who spoke were E. r. Ma
lone, C. e. Dobson, w. M. Herrider,
George III. Hervey, J. Fl. Jones of Cen
fury, and w. Fl. Kilbee of Olive. Com
nlissioners Tracy, Davis and Barri-
neau also spoke.
At the opening Of the meeting, an
nouncement was made that ]. P.
Clarkson, secretary of the Florida
Good Roads Commission, was not
present, having been unavoidably de-
tanned. In lieu of his personal at
tendance, however, he. sent a long
letter addressed to Chairman Bari
neau, in which many valuable hints
relative to the proposed bond issue
were thrown out. This letter was
xrzrxtz..a - ~. -~-.N
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
American, Ship
Is Torpedoed
BY Submarine
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rome, Dec. THE
oil steamer Commune
paw was sunk by a sub
marine in the Mediter-
ranean near Tobruk,
Tripoli. There is no in
formation concerning the
crew or the nationality
Of the submarine. The
Communipaw was owned
by the Standard Oil and
recently was held by the
Italians at Genoa, but
was allowed to proceed
on December 2. She was
bound from New York
to Egypt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
Submarine of the
French Many 1Uas
Sunk By A ustrin,1
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, Dec. 7.-"According to Ger
man radiogram, the French submarine
Fresnel was destroyed on December
8 by an Austrian warship," says a
communication issued today at the
ministry. 1.-TWO officers and twenty
six men were captured"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
lgpRESENT COUNTY BOND TRUSTEES MAY SERVE
THE MOVIES WILL AID ST.
NICHOLAS IN PROVIDING
CHRISTMAS FOR CHILDREN
Friday, December II, VIII
Be Saint Nicholas Day
At the Isis.

The "Movie" men are going to help
st. Nicholas in his work In Pensacola
and they are going to see to it that
many children's stockings are filled
and many hearts made glad on the
great day Of days.
Mr.. John Jones, manager Of the
Isis theatre, has declared that Fri
day, Dec II shall be Saint Nicholas
Day at the Isis, and he has arranged
special program for that day. Ma
RE Doro in 1.-THE White PEARL" by
Edith Bernard Delano, Paramount
feature, in five parts, will be shown
and the admission price for this SPLEEN
did feature will be ten cents.
II you are a movie fan you will
see this picture of course. If you
are not and the movies are but an oc-
casional treat for you this the day Of
all days that you should go. Each
ticket sold, and there are going to be
1000 in circulation, means 50 much
Christmas joy for those to whom hap
piness so seldom comes. It means
Christmas bliss for the children of
the poor.
GIRLS TO SELL TICKETS.
It has been planned by those who
have the Doll and Toy Fund in charge
to have a great street sale of tickets
with high school girls, society girls
and business girls aiding in the good
work.
Mr.. Coleman, principal of the high
school, has agreed to assist in this
work by furnishing the names of girls
who are willing b give their services
in order the Doll and Toy Fund may,
be Increased. They viii be on every
one of the down town street corners,
at the hotels and in the Hobbies con-
Quoting great tag day sale, only in
stead of being asked simply to give
for the joy of giving you will get
value received.
The Doll and Toy Fund is increas-
ing as the days go by but there is still
much to be done. Will you allow the
tragedy of the empty stocking to be
enacted in Pensacola? There were
no empty stockings last year. Santa
Claus visited every house in the com.
munity wher there was little child
Let's have just such another Christ.
mas this year.
Communicate with Mrs. A. G. Reilly
through 2095 or send in your contri.
buttons to The Journal.
This is the list as it stands now:
Parlor Market-One box of oranges
Levy and Hallmark-One box Of
oranges.
Dave Kugelman-Toys.
Sol Calm & Co.-Nuts.
Hoyt Bros.-Ten pounds nuts.
Cash ................ $500
Cary & Go. ................. 2.5(
L - = E n
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
japan Quick to
Cine Protection
to Her Subjects
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Toxic, Dec. Tt is understood that
Japan, IN view of disturbed conditions
in Shanghai, will adopt measures for
the protection of Japanese residents
and interests there. Several japanese
warships are already ON the spot and
the cruiser Tsugaru, which has left
Yokohama, is believed to be bound
for Shanghai.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
THOUSANDS VIEW THE
KENTUCKY INAUGURATION

Frankfort, KY, Dec. thousands
of Kentuckians from all sections of
the state came here today for the in
auguration at noon of Augustus Ows-
ley Stanley as governor. Mr.. Stan
ley served six consecutive terms in
congress.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
Well-Known Young Rail-
road Enploye Dies From
Accidental Injuries
CAN OF GASOLINE
WAS EXPLODED
Funeral of the Unfortunate
Young Man Will Occur
Today

Percy w. Hart, young railroad
employe, who few days ago was
burned when a pint can of gasoline
exploded In some unexplained man
ner, died early yesterday morning
from the result Of such injuries, and
the funeral takes place today at Rob-
erts, the remain to be conveyed to
that place on the northbound train
at 12:40 o'clock today.
Deceased is survived by his wife
and child, his mother, two brothers
who are in Tevas, and three sisters
Misses Beatrice and Mary Hart re.
side here, while the other sister, Mrs
James B. Taylor, resides at Jackson.
vile.
The death of Mr.. Hart occurred al
1701 East Gonzalez street. Three
days ago, while carrying q pint car
of gasoline, it suddenly exploded, and
burned him severely. His little child
who was near him, was also badly
burned, and his wife also received
considerable injuries from the burn.
ing fluid.
CHILD SERIOUSLY I'LL.
Last night the child was reported
as improving, but was by no means
out of danger. Mrs. Hart, while mo-
SO severely burned, is suffering yer,
much from the numerous places OF
her arms and face where the fame.
came in contact
Deceased was railroad employee
working in the shops for some time
He and his family resided at the hom.
Of Mrs. A. e. Jennings, at 1701 Eas
Gonzalez street, where the terrible
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Yesterdays temperatures
Highest, 50 degrees, low
est, 81 degrees
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08

Partly cloudy Wednes-
day and Thursday, prob
ably local rains
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
LIFE WAS A TRAGEDY,
SAID IOWA WOMAN

Mrs. William Litzenberg of Monte
yuma. Iowa, suffered from stomach
troubles for a long period. She grew
weak as a result of the failure Of her
digestive processes. She was always
tired.
Then came Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy and showed her the way back to
health again. AZ
The first bottle, the very first dose,
put Mrs. Litzenberg on her feet. She
wrote:
Il have taken four bottles Of your
Wonderful Remedy. ! can't be thank
full enough for It. I must say that it
is the best medicine that ever tried.
II was so weak that did not think
life was worth iving-had no appetite
everything I ate worked against me,
but now can eat anything at all that
looks good. I feel so strong-have
been able to do good days work
ever since I took the first bottle"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating, pressure of gas in the
stomach and around the heart Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try 1t
on an absolute guaranteed not salts
factory money will be returned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
Only a Bathing Cap.


Mr.. Lumberg was the first to heed
the warning of the girls on the shore,
and he shouted to Spencer Aud that
one of the girls had gotten out in the
current. Mr.. Aud plunged immedi-
ately out into the water, and with
quick strokes struck out into the cur
rent. Lumberg ran to the float calling
to the woman there to unite the boat,
which she did. He rowed out towards
the bathing cap, the goal of both res
cuers. Aud had hard battle with
the current, and when he was unable
to reach the body, turned back to the
shore. He was exhausted, and barely
reached tho shore safely.
BY the time the body had been
brought into shore there was a large
crowd gathered on the bank. Many
Of the bathers at the Moose beach
came up. AS usual the crowd sur
rounded the victim of the water and
the group of doctors. They had to be
waved back several times, but finally
made large circle with the gruesome
little group in the middle ..
Peculiar Circumstance Of Visit.
On the road not more than 800 feet
away, automobile parties made their
way to the Country club, unmindful
of the tragedy that had been enacted
in the water off to the right Of the
road. A party came down the river
drive singing and shouting.
A peculiar feature of the tragedy
was disclosed last night. Miss Mon.
tague had been visiting an aunt In
Decatur, Ill She curtailed her visit
there a week. in order TO spend some
time with an uncle from Nebraska
who was here visiting at the Mon
tague home. She came here a full
week ahead of the time she had orig
inally intended returning. Fate seem
ed to have played a queer trick in hel
case.
Deep Hole in River.
The place where the girls had been
swimming was just above the ole
place. Considerable dis
lance out from the new shore line is
the old shore line A creek, now sub
merged. once cut through the land
There were trees and fences and wire
in this water, which belonged to the
old shore line, but which became sub
merged with the building of the dam
1t was the theory OF one of the mer
who assisted in the recovery of the
body that it might have been snagged
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
s-eEE--

on some of this debris. One of the
young women in the party, however,
thought that she saw Miss Montague
go down twice, in which case this
theory would be exploded.
1t was first reported about the city
that the drowning had occurred at the
Moose beach. This was erroneous, as
the spot where Miss Montague met
death was half mile north OF the
Moose beach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01

r. addition to the special closing out prices which
ara making on wash goods, summer goods and ready
u wear garments, we will offer an extra special bar
gain for each day No article will be sold before the day
on which it is advertised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
peduce Press Rates.

NEW YORK CITY, July 81
Charles c. Adams. vice president
posta, Telegraph Cable Co., in charge
os ,be traffic department, states that
On Monday. August 2, that company
n,iI, make a fifty ger cent reduction
y, e. leased wire rate to the press at
riebt throughout the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
Bonus to Workmen.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CALUMET, Mich, July 31.-Twelve
hundred copper miners employed by
me Wolverine and Mohawk companies
today received a present of five per-
cent of the amount of their earnings
curing June. Unusual prosperity in
oae mining industry prompted the gift,
y 'mpany officials declared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
FUNERAL NOTICE.

MONTAGUE-The funeral Of the
late Katherine Rovilla Montague will
be held from the residence, 923 High
street, at 4:30 o'clock Monday after
noon, August 2, 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
Was Born in keokuk.

Miss Katherine Rovilla Montague
was born in Keokuk April, Is, 1896,
and was 10 years of age at the time
Of her death. She attended the Wash
ington school in her childhood and
graduated from the Keokuk high
school last June. She was an excep-
tionally studious young woman and
was we'll liked by her teachers and
classmates. She was member of the
First Baptist church and an active
worker in the Young Peoples society
of that religious organization.
The decedent is survived by her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. n.
y. Montague, one sister Miss Arlette
Montague, and two brothers, George
and Howard Montague, all Of this city.
One aunt, Mrs. T. A. Castle, resides in
Decatur, Ill, and an uncle, DR.. J. I.
Limburg Of Wahoo, Nebr., also sur
1ytrn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
YODNG KEOKUK WOMAN LOSES
HER LIFE WHILE IN SWIMMING

panied by George and James Neal,
went to the spot about 200 feet from
shore where the body was seen to go
down. THY used a hook on long line,
which they lowered into the river.
Mr.. Dietz estimated the water at 16
to 20 feet deep at this point. 1t was
evidently a hole made by the over
flowing of the old shore line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
Young Men Did Their Best.

Aside from this group little ways,
stood the two young mon, who had
done everything in their power to
save the girls life They had gone to
her assistance at the first warning
from shore, and exhausted from the
time they had already spent in the
water, had spent their last energies
in trying to rescue the young woman.
No one in all the crowd had word
of censure for them. They we're prais-
ed by everyone who saw what they
had done, and it was felt that they
had done their best. -.......
I'VE were standing in water UP to
our shoulders. and had warn 4
the girls not to come OF
beyond where we were," Ole
Of the boys said. '"The girls were
coming out to where we stood, and
then swimming back to shore, as they
were just learning to swim. In some
way Miss Montague must have gotten
past u.s." . .-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
Inoucst Not Necessary.

Acting Coroner James S. Burrows
was one of the first officials on the
scene at the drowning. He talked
with a number of the people who
were at the beach at the time. and
also with the girls parents All were
satisfied that it was a purely acct
dental case. After conference with
the parents it was decided by the
coroner that no inquest would be
necessary and none will be held.
The funeral will be held Monday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the
family home on High street, the ser
vice to be in charge of Rev. James F.
Sanders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-01
Body Brought to Surface.

The first time that the hook was
brought up it brought up piece of a
tree. The second time the hook was
lowered it caught the belt Of the
drowned girls bathing suit, and she
was pulled to the surface Of the water
about 1920 o'clock. She had been IN
the water about half to three quarters
of an hour then.
George Montague, brother, of the
drowned girl, had been swimming at
the Moose beach, half mile below,
when word was brought to him. He
ran up the track and into the water
before anyone could stop him. He at.
tempted to dive for the body, and had
to be restrained from grabbing 1t
when it was brought to the top of the
water. The hold Of the graphing
hook on the cloth was too precarfous
to risk having it torn loose. George
Baker who was at the Moose beach,
got in the water, assisting in towing
the body into the shore. The body
was laid on the bank and DR.. Brown
started at once to work over the body.
The Lungmotor had in the meantime
been sent for.