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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
INDIAN CORPS
|sTAKENFROM|
FRENCH,PROP.
New Field of Action Proba-
bly, Is Egypt or Mes
opotarnia
ENGLAND is FACING
A CABINET CRISIS
Results Obtained by Lord
Derby In Recruiting Are
Not Satisfactory
ENGLAND is FACING
A CABINET CRISIS
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.


London, Dec. 27.--The Indian corps
Of the British army has been removed
from the French front, but no an
nouncement is made whether It's new
field of action is Egypt or Mesopo-
tamia, where presumably consider
able bodies of Indian troops are en-
gagged. The message telling the Hin
docs of their transfer was read to the
forces by the Prince of Wales.
Activity of Teutonic submarines
especially in the Mediterranean dur
ing the past twenty-four hours over
Swallowed all other operations. Mea-
ger details of the sinking Of the
French steamer Vile de La Ciotat
with the loss of crew and passengers
estimated at eighty, says the vessel
was torpedoed without warning. Nc
Americans were aboard. Casualties
are likewise believed to have occurred
In torpedoing the Belgian steamer
Ministre Besrnaert- British, Belgian
and French shipping destroyed in the
past few days is estimated al
eighteen thousand tons.
There has again been considerable
fighting between the British and
Arabs in Western Egypt, near the
Tripoli border. London claims q
success for the British and CONSTANT.
nople for the Arabs. General Town.
send repulsed Turkish attack al
Kut-El-Amara after the Turks hac
entered one fort with losses to the
Turks estimated at about seven hun.
bred. Russian reports Of activity il
Persia show successes. No change.
are reported on other fronts.
Members of the British cabinet re
| turned hurriedly to London today t,
discuss the results of Lord Derby.
recruiting scheme before parliament
reconvenes. The Daily Mail under
stands that Lloyd George threaten
to resign from the cabinet unless
Premier Asquith adheres to hi
pledge of compulsion to unmarrie,
slackers. There are runors of tn,
resignation of Sir Edward Grey ow
ing to i'll health.
| Grave differences of opinion owe
voluntary recruiting or compulsiol
caused the council Of the cabinet t,
adjourn without reaching a decision
Newspapers make no secret tina
things are not going smoothly. Tn
Post, Times and Mail see the posi-
bility of a cabinet resignation o
election.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Attorney General of Florida
1t Is Learned, Is Looking
Into Rapid Advances
WHOLESALE PRICE
NOW TWENTY CENTS
Department of Justice at
Washington Becoming
Suspicious of Advance

That Attorney General West If
Florida Is conducting a quiet inyestt-
CATION into the rapid advance In the
price OF gasoline became known in
Pensacola yesterday. It is understood
the attorney general has asked for
price quotations from this as well al
all other Florida cities and Is irving
to ascertain If all of the conapanies
selling the stuff that make the a,rtos
whiz are working in unison In advanc-
ing prices.
A few weeks ago gasoline was sell
ing at fifteen cents per gallon. with
a slightly higher figure when bought
at retail. Now the wholesale price is
twenty cents per gallon with the re-
tailers selling it at twenty-five cents.
Another advance in price may be ex-
pected soon. No reason is given as
to why the price has advanced, but the
change In prices is general through
out the country and no particular sec
ton is being favored with low price
gasoline.
Three companies are doing business
IN Pensacola and there should be
plenty of competition, but despite this
fact all advance the price practically
simultaneously.
The department Of justice at Wash
ington also Is taking cognizance of
the antics Of gasoline, according to
the following Associated Press dis
patch last night:
Department Of justice officials said
tonight that the continued rise IN the
price of gasoline probably viii be
made the subject of an investigation
to determine whether there Is any vio-
lation Of the Sherman law. Since NO
formal complaint has reached Wash
ington it Is intimated the investiga-
ton could be begun on the depart
ment's own initiative"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
MUCH DAMAGE.
IS RESULT OF.
.sEvEREST0RM|
New England and New
York State Suffered From
the Storm King
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, Dec. .27.-Northern and
Eastern New York and New England
are slowly recovering today from the
damage inflicted from yesterdays
storm. A succession of rain, snow,
lighting, sleet and thunder winding up
with a gale that tore down wires and
trees, unroofed houses and drove
shipping ashore, caused widespread
damage and many deaths and acct
dents.
Telegraphic communication in some
sections was still interrupted today
owing to the dwelling Of telegraph
poles by the wind. In a similar man
ner the signal systems of railroad
lines running north and northeast
from New York were crippled and
trains were not able to maintain their
schedules,
New England suffered more severe
fy than New York city and reports
from there told Of severe damage to
buildings and vessels caught in the
path Of the gale. The snowfall, ex-
cept In northern New England and
Northern New York was comparative
" light, but sujcient to interrupt SUI
burban street car service.
Eight deaths in this city were di.
rectly or Indirectly attributed to the
storm. The wind here at one time at.
tanned velocity of 80 miles an hour.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
AMERICAN CONSUL REPORTS
THE LOSS OF 70 PERSONS

Washington, Dec. 27.-Seventy-nine
persons were drowned in the destruc-
sion of the French liner Vile de La
|Ciotat, the American consul at Malta
reported today to the state depart
|ment. No Americans were aboard.
The ship he reports, was torpedoed
without warning at 1915 o'clock on
december "a and sunk in fifteen min
|utes.
The American consul reported fur
ther the rescued were picked up by a
Moss liner after ght had been in
mall boat twenty-four hours.
The torpedoed ship, the consul re-
ported, was on her way from Japan,
China, and Hawaii to Marseilles. The
lost included one woman, a first-class
passenger, stewardess and two chill
iren.
London, Dec. 27.-Eighty Of the
nssengers and crew of the Vile de
La Ciotat lost their lives. The re-
handler of the persons on board were
pved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
The Vile de La Ciotat Is
Sent to the Bottom
Without Warning
NO AMERICANS ON
BOARD THE VESSEL
American Consul at Malta
Reports Ship Was Sunk
Christmas Eve.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, Dec. 27.-The French steam
er Vile de La Ciotat, with passen-
gers on board, was torpedoed without
warning and sunk in the Mediter-
ranean by submarine on December
"a, the ministry of marine announced
today. Seventy-nine passengers and
members of the crew were drowned.
The statement follows:
"The steamer Vile de La Ciotat
was torpedoed and sunk on the Gath
in the Mediterranean by an enemy
submarine without warning. Details
have not been received.
The Vile de La Ciotat was one of
the largest of the steamships sunk
recently in the Mediterranean. Her
gross tonnage was 6,378. She was
lS7 feet long and fifty feet beam
She was built at La Ciotat, France
in 1892, and was owned by the Mesa.
geries maritimes of Marseilles. She
was last reported on her arrival al
Saigon 5Indo-C China on December 1
on a voyage from Yokohama to Mar
|seilles. $3.50. q
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
PAN AMERICANISM AS
BYPRESIDENT
KEYNOTE OF SPEAKERS
Plan Endorsed at Inaugural
Session of Pan-American
Congress
BY AseoCIArnn pREss.


Washington, Dec. 27-A PAN
Americanism practically identical
with that advocated by President
Wilson in his message to congress,
was supported today by the speakers
at the Inaugural session of the second
Pan-American scientific congress.
A compose example Of the twenty
two speeches made would leave the
impression of general endorsement Of
the idea. Secretary Lansing In his
capacity as an officer Of the United
States, which invited the congress to
meet here and as presiding officer Of
the governing board Of the Pan
American union, discussed Pan-Amer-
icanism as an international policy Of
the Americas" and the Monroe doc
trine as a national policy" pointing
out that the two were not inhar-
monious.
Eduardo Suarez, ambassador of
Chile, president of the congress, re-
piled expressing in general the at
titude of Latin-America and. heading
the list Of nineteen chairmen Of dele
cations, Ernesto Quesada of Buenos
Ayre, made the first of the five-min-
| ute replies.
| The first general session took place
in Memorial Continental hall, national
:, headquarters Of the Daughters Of the
American revolution. The meeting
place had been changed from the Hall
of the Americas of the Pan-American
building in order to better seat the
members, totalling almost $500. Men
and women from every capital of
South and Central America, from
other scores Of Latin-American cities
and from all parts of the United
States were present. They included
the official delegates, guests of the
Carnegie endowment, and men and
women, famous for scientific, literary
and educational work, who had come
without official standing. Four Ian
guages were used, though the Portu-
guese of Brazil and the French OF
Haiti were almost unheard in the
volume of Spanish from other Latin
American countries and the English
that marked the Americans.
After John Barrett, director gen.
eral of the Pan-American union
called the congress to order, the first
concrete production of the organiza.
ton was presented. It was the "Pan.
American hymn" sung by the Rome
Club of the interior department. The
words and music ara Eduardo Poirie]
and Enrique Soro, of Chile, respec'
lively. 1t was announced that thi.
song would hereafter be the oficia
hymn of Pan-America. Mr.. Soro wal
present, having come especially to as
sist at the presentation of his music.
/ Ambassador Suarez, who was elect
led president at the first congress il
| 1908 in Santiago, Chile, took charg'
Of the session and Vice-presiden
Marshall welcomed the delegates il
behalf Of the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Passport Frauds
Must Cease In
the United States
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Dec. 27.-State depart
ment officials announced today that
inspection bureaus similar to the one
to be opened here on next Monday
probably will be established in the
principal ports to prevent any more
misuse of American passports.
Walter w. Lematt, assistant chief
of the bureau Of citizenship, who was
designated to take charge of the New
York bureau, will examine the pass
ports of all Americans sailing from
here on transatlantic liners. Secre-
tary McAdoo has detailed deputies to
go aboard ships and check papers held
by passengers with state department
records.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Declares Villas
Retreat a Bloody
Lane of Horror
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

San Antonio, Dec. 27.-Colonel Al
. Trujillo, a former Villa officer,
sao arrived here tonight declared
1a' not more than eight hundred
oops are still loyal to Villa and
sscribed Villas retreat through
''a0ra as a bloody lane Of horror"
innlio said that when Villas sol
rs found their escape in Sonora
: cut off and knew they must re-
hi I'M to Chihuahua, they mutinied and
"a narrowly escaped assassination.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Another Storm
and Cold Wave
MOVING to Gulf
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Dec. 27.-The weather
bureau announced tonight that the
storm conferred over Texas is expect
I'd to move northeast, bringing snow
Tuesday in Tennessee and rains Tues
day, with colder weather Wednesday
in the east gulf and South Atlantic
states.
A cold wave warning was issued
for the lower Mississippi valley and
west gulf and storm warnings dis
played on the Texas coast.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Will Not Ano,U
Meeting of the
Ford Pacifists
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Copenhagen, Dec. 27.-The recent
decision Of the Danish government
reached when Erling B. Bornson, SON
of the late Norwegian dramatist, en-
deavored to lecture on the war, will
prohibit members of the Ford peace
party from holding a meeting here.
The government decided in the Born
son case that no foreigners will be
allowed to lecture on the war or bel
ligerent powers
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
|Austria11s Are
Angry Because
Food Squandered
nY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Dec. 27-An Amsterdam
|tspatch says that according to Wen
IA reports the palace of Archduke
Sephen of Austria was attacked
thristras night by mob armed with
atchforks and axes as a protest
'gatnst the squandering food on an
Elaborate entertainment.
Dresden says that eleven women
blurred in the food riots in Chemnitz
"a Christmas day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Higher Pay for
25,OOOEn,ployes
US. Many Yards
NJ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. H-Secretary
Daniels announced today that a ma
jority Of the twenty-five thousand
employed at the navy yards, shops
and stations will receive increases in
pay, beginning January 1. The wages
Of employees In like trades of CONNER
cial concerns in the vicinity will regu-
late the pay at government plants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
GUILTY OF FORGERY

Nyack, N. Y, Dec. 27.-William v.
Cleary, former town clerk of Haver-
straw, who was acquitted of the muir
der Of his son-in-law, Eugene B. New
man, about a year ago, was today
sentenced to not less than three years
and not more than six years and four
months in prison. He was convicted
of forgery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
Brand Whit1ock
Resumes Duties
In Little Belgium
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Dec. 27.-Brand Whit
lock, United States minister to Bel
gium sails tomorrow on the steamer
Rotterdam to resume his duties. He
told members of the Belgium relief
commission here that II their work
was interrupted for even one week
the suffering of the Belgians would
become calamity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28

Representatives of $4,000, 900 COM
municants of Christian. churches in
America are expected to attend a
North American church unity confer
ence in Garden City, N. Y, for three
days, beginning January 5. The call
for the conference was issued last
June. Bishop Anderson of the Pro
testant Episcopal diocese of Chicago
will issue the address of welcome to
the delegates.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28
AUsTRIANS SUFFER
SOME HUGE LOSSES

Paris, Dec. 27.-The Montenegrins
are continuing their offensive and have
gained considerable territory in the
Sanjak, capturing numerous villages
and infiicting large losses upon the
Austrians, according to an official
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28

Rumor reports that the Prince of
Wales, heir to George ", king of
England, emperor Of India, etc, will
become the husband of Princess Mar
garet Of Denmark. OF course, In view
of present conditions, he cannot find
a consort among the royal house of
Germany, to which so many British
royalties have gone for wives and hus-
bands. Princess Margaret is in her
twenty-frst year and is the daughter
Of Prince Waldemar, uncle of King
Christian.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-28

Continued on Paxs Two,
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
MACK WILL HOLD
orr ANOTHER YEAR
Players Report In Better Condi-
ton Than When Training
Jaunts Were Started.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March 19.-
Connie Mack has decided that much Of
tho time spent on tho training season is
wasted. He has. therefore, determined
that next season he will not have his
regulars report In Jacksonville before
March 20, and that the pitchers and
catchers will only be down q few days
prior 20 that date. II think that VIC are
far too early IN beginning our training
this year." said Mack. II cannot zee
where we gain anything by beginning os
soon as we did. All OF my men were
In pretty good condition when they
came down this year.
1T isn't as.it used to be. when a lot
of the men were far overweight and had
to train to get down. Now there In
scarcely q pound OF supernuous fat in
the squads. The players have now
do not. for the most part, need more
than a couple Of weeks to get into
shape, and I am going to try next year
the shorter training season and see how
Il works out"
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
Rockies and
Regulars

MARLING SPRINGS. Tex, March
l9.-Palmero. the Cuban southpaw. Is
being looked upon in the Giant camp
as a new regular. Against the rockies
In yesterdays practice game he wae
invincible.
SAVANNAH. Ca, March lathe
fight for the firstbase job goes uerrily
on In the Yankees camp. Both Mullen
and Pipp were named for the first
squad today when Manager Donovan
split the team up into two sections for
exhibition games.
DAYTONA. Fla. March 19-Thoroush-
ly rested as a result of their fishing
trip yesterday. the Superbas we're re-
ported today for the first clash OF their
four big game series with the Mack
men.
BROWNS WELLS. Miss. March 10
Manager Magee took his Brookfeds TO
Clinton. Miss. today for a game with
the Mississippi college nine.
Gowdy's big wallop for four bases
while playing against the regulars
caused the champ team to take to the
backwoods. 1t is ono of the very few
times that the Braves champs have
lost since last July.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March 1o-Ths
regular Red Sox won their first 1915
battle, squelching the Yannigans to
2. Heine Wagner Immediately alibied
for the Yannigans, declaring 1t wouldn't
be right to discourage the regulars
right at tho start
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March "a
Having taken a fall out of the Undo
feated Cubs' yesterday with his conf
bined Athletics, Mack will endeavor to
repeat the performance today with only
half his squad The other half will
play the Dodgers at Daytona.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
Nav First Be Seen Hits GrfmenCamp Notes
Douglass NeH Is Unique
As Major League Rookie
Perhaps Only Lad Training in Own Home Town for Chance to
Shine Before Fans OF Big Cites-John Stevens Rapidly
Developing Into Goo Pitching Prospect
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
19.--Douglass Neff, former Virginia
University captain and shortstop,
now candidate for the Griffmen's
infield, holds a unique position prob
ably not equaled by any other play
er in a big league camp this spring
He is training in his own home town.
Of the sixteen big show outfits now
preparing for the approaching cam
paign,. it is not likely that any one
of them is training in the home town
Of one Of the regulars or rockies in
the squad, except the Griffmen.
The delights of the rookie-seeing
strange faces and strange places
are not for Doug Neff. He lives
with his brother, occupies the same
old room, sees the same familiar
faces day after day, and really, were
it not that he knows he's training for
a big league place, it would seem
like the old days when he led the
Orange and Blue to victory on the
diamond.
Though Charlottesville is his home
and he still sleeps under his brother S
roof, Neff is always on tap when the
training table gang goes to work. SO
far he hasn't missed meal and he
observes all the rules laid down BY the
Old Fox for the government OF his play
crs Whenever an entertainment Is
booked for Camp Griff Neff is there.
He is lust as much one of the camp as
any Of the lads whehikcd thousands o'
miles to get here for his tryout.
When Neff first Joined the GriffmeI
last year. he frankly was not cnnmored
of life in the big league. Indeed, he
had intended going into civil engineer
Ing, yielding only at the last to the nr.
suments OF Manager Griffith. HIS hrs'
peek around the circuit did not make
much of a hit with him, II was 80 dif'
, fcrent from what his dreams had told
him. But illness broke In upon him and
he had to lay off. During that time he
haG plenty of time for deep thought
Now he has entered into the work witt
good spirit and is one OF the livelieSt OF
the recruits. Now he thinks playing
, ball Is good sport,
Since his college days Ncff has i'm.
proved greatly. particularly as hitter
He has been carefully coached and now
, looks as good as any of the team al
the plate. He uses excellent judgment
| as to the kind of balls he wants L
reach, and then he meets them Will
plenty OF strength, yet without wild.
ncss. 1t is more than likely that he will
| be groomed to fill in for George Nc
| Bride in case the doughty leader OF the
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
GR|FFMEN PRACTICE
IN SNOW AND SLEET
Storm Becomes So Bad That
Practice Game for Today Is
Abandoned.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March 10.
Snow and sleet burst upon Lambeth
Field today: shortly after the Grihmen
arrived there for their mornings work
out However. Manager Griffith insist
ed that each player should get In one
days work and 30 bunting drill. fol-
lowed by brisk fielding was in order.
The pitchers. after they had worked
for half an hour. were sent around the
track for half mile and then shot OF
to the showers. BY the time the regu-
lars had finished their infe1d drill. the
storm had increased to such proper
tions that 1t seemed impossible for the
usual practice game to be staged In
the afternoon. -
Manager Griffith had the bases and
the box covered with tarpaulins after
the, morning practice, in order not TO
lose a chance to- play Virginia Uni
versity tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
Carroll and Moore
First to Drop Out

NEW YORK. March 19.--In the great
est twenty-four-hour roller skate race
In the history OF the sport the Italian
English team from Milwaukee. Mich.
snd Egiinston, skated their opponents
to q standstiil in the final mile dash
for first money in Madison Square Gar
den last night. Martin and Bacon, the
Pittsburgh team. and winners of the
last race, were second, with the Laurey-
Mcneil combination. OF Chicago. third.
OF the thirteen teams that started only
nine finished.
The Lyman Moore Carroll Donnelly
combination from Washington, D. c..
were the first pair to drop out owing to
the illness OF Moore. who after three
nasty spills had TO be carried off the
track. Donnelly had two hours In which
to find a new pa-tner. but was unable
TO do so. The Colston-Matthews and
Wood Launey combinations also
dropped out after the twelfth hour.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19

Acts like 1t was a long-lost brother.
(Third baseman makes phenomenal
stop and throw, getting runner)
HORSESHOE!!! HORSESHOE!".
That guy could fall into the ocean an
come up with a piano on his back!
Talk about stabs! That bird didn't have
no more intention O. gettin' that pill
than tn Kaiser does O. surrenderin' his
medals. Getta hitter. Getta hitter
First yuh know. this game'll be called
count O. August or September. LII pep
(Seeond baseman boots a grounder,)
Ha! Ha! Ha! Lookit at at bird rat
tie around like a marble In barrel
Amt got no more idea O. stoppin' a bal
| than hog has O. Sunday! Wow! Now
| he's pullin' the ol' pebble alibi. Guess
II 1t was a fly ball he'd pick a pebble
outta tn air,
Can yuh beat It? Them birds Is rat
Tim around usin' UP good air that som,
ballplayerll need in July.
| Now look at this mouse comm VI
t tn plate.
| (Makes a mesaphone out of his
| hands.J
FISH Fish: TIL bird who sold thi
mouse t"Griff certainly caught fish
| Acts as II at bat was a soup fork!
Batter pops easy ny to monofogistD
Pretta soft. Pretta soft! Nice hittin
OIL boy. Nice hittln.
! (Ball .busts monologist on the skull
and bounces over fence)