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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-19
CAMP WILTON

| Camp Walton, Jul 1S.-The Fourth |
was quietly but pleaantly spent here. |
Quite number of eople from Free
port came down on apt. Fritz and re-
manned over until Tuesday. They
were: Mr.. and MrslWill Morris and
two children, Mrs. Carlton Robinson
and little son, Mr. Jesse Sharon
and two children. All registered at
Indianola Inn.
Mr.. Hicks of Freport, came down
IN his car and remained over until
Tuesday. He registered at the Brooks
house.
Rev. : Dickinson of Pensacola,
preached two fine SIMMONS here Sun
day, which were much appreciated by
the whole congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Mckee of the
Forest Station, were visitors to our
camp on the Fourth, and had dinner
at Indianola Inn.
There are about seyenty-five guests
at the three hotels here, and all are
having a livly time, dancing, fishing
Grabbing and bathing.
After two weeks pleasantly spent
with their uncle at this place, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Smith and family re-
turned to their home in DeFuniak
lively excursion to our little town last
Sunday, but were so late in arriving
that they did not remain here more
than an hour.
Ak. :II;o~ Dokl,,,ar,o - A.. -..I
of the Misses Hallmark and Miss Ed
na Reidel theis week.
Mr.. Roland Lee and family, ac-
companied by Mr.. Braddie Bell, came
up in Mr.. Lees launch Agnes B., last
Saturday. They gre registered at
Indianola Inn.
B Mr.. W. C. Pryorwas a business
visitor to the deep water city this
week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Jesa Powell and
Mr.. Sears of Montgomery, came from
Montgomery in their automobile, and
expect to spend some me here. They
are very favorably iIpressed with
our camp. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Da9t Edrihi and
son, Montrose, of Phacola, arrived
on the Notomah lat Tuesday and
are registered at In{aiola Inn. They
were Joined here la Saturday eve
ming by Mrs. S. 4 Friedman and
charming daughter ID lovely guest,
Miss Esther Weila1 They are all
& enjoying the fine Thing, Grabbing
3 and fishing and say ~ want to stay
j here all summer.
= Mr.. and Mrs. W. Pryor of In
dianola Inn, gave II guests and
few of their friends aunch party to
East Pass last ThulAy, where they
very pleasantly sperhe day.
A fish-fry chow cooked by
Mrs. Pryor was muenjoyed by the
whole crowd.
Mr.. G. w. Meek ! family, who
have been here forhe past six
months moved to Bad this week.
Mr.. G. w. Coving and party of
Montgomery are reared at. Gulf
view for a two we visit. They
came down in their mobiles
Capt. Bob Sathrok party of
gentlemen around Melville and
several other pointsay looking at
the land for SALE Z are thinking
Of buying land some e on the bay.
Miss Alice Meek Ending few
days at Indianola In
Mr.. Joe Gerlach, lis the proud
owner of the fastlt Gulfview
Queen, is affording young ladies
Of our camp lots ohsure riding
in his launch. Missta and Hilda
Hallmark and Miss lReidel seem |
to be the most fav0oung ladies. |
Mr.. e. C. Mueller John White |
store returned to Psla today on
Capt. Fritz, after AZ pleasantly |
spent here fishing athing.
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LAWYER AND WRITER
OF NOTE SHOT HIMSELF

Washington, July Richard. Ross
Perry, lawyer and writer Of sore
note on legal affairs, shot himself
here today and died in a hospital soon
after. His family say he had been
much worried by his failing health.
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FAMOUS HoRSEMl
DIES EW YORK

New York, July 1cob E. Har-
ing, famous forty ago as a
horse breeder, is deais home at
Scotland Hill, Manu-. Y, aged
7s.
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DR., DUMDA HAS BEEN
RECALLED BY AUSTRIA

ASHINGTON. Sept. 2S,-Ihe
unconditional recall of Austrian Am-
bassador Dumba was announced at
tEe state department today A tele-
gram was received from Dr. Dumoa
al the state department stating tha'
he had been recalled by his govern
ment and asking for safe conduct
He announced that ne would depart
from New York October ..
American Ambassador Penfleid at
Vienna was officially advised bV
Austrian Foreign Minister Buriah
last Saturday that the Austrian gov
ernment had recalled DR.. Dumoa as
requested and asked Penfield 10 nave
a safe conduct for him obtained
Burian also advised Ampas-
sador Penfield that Dumbas re-
call was final This removed an
possibility OF doubt that the recaii
would only be on leave to give puui-
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BAD BUSINESS CAUSED
KATY RECE|vERsH|P
PRESIDENT S(HAFF SAYS IT
WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY IN
ABILITY To PAY DEBTS.
Points Out that the Texas System
Has Never Been Self-Supportins.
No Change in Manage
ment.

DALLAS. Tex. Sept. 2S.-The re
ceivership for the Katy which fol-
lowed suits filed simultaneously yes
terday in Dallas and St Louis re-
suited from the eompany's inability
to pay its debts. This explanation
was made by Chas. Z. Schaif. presi-
dent of the system. who arrived in
Dallas today.
''The receiyership of the Katy
was due 20 its inability to pay OFF
or refund all of its maturing obli-
cations" Is the way Sehan puts IT,
Financial conditions have made IL
impossible TO arrange for refinancins Z
the road. The Katy In Texas has
never been seif-supporting. and the
receivership for the Texas line re-
suited from the reeeivership Tor the
parent system.
No changes are contemplated in
the operation or organization of the
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THE GERMANS
ARE CONFIDENT
DECLARE THAT ALLIED OFFN.
SIVE WILL CRUMBLE INTO
TRENCH WARFARE.
line IS MAINTAINED
Claim is Made That Allies
Have Not Dented the German
Line-British Troops
Are Defeated.

BERLIN. Sept. 2S.-The Germans
French forces and stopped it. The
second rush. it is promised, will he
dealt with even more effectively.
Every confidence is felt that what
was planned as a great offensive
will crumb.e into merely trench
warefare before the end of the week
The allies are expected to return To
the attack in spite of the havy pun
ishment administered by the Ger
mans last night and early yesterday.
The onslaught on the German posi-
tions will hast week unless the
French experience the same defeat
that was administered to the British.
The British and French have not
dented the German line since the
first days assault. The success OF
the allies during the first few hours
was due solely to long artillery
preparation, according to reports.
Several weeks OF shell fire had
partly demolished the advance Ger
man trenches and il was consid-
cred useless to defend them because
OF the heavy loss OF life. For that
reason the Germans fell back In the
Champagne region.
On the second days fighting no such
easy task confronted the French in
fantry. The artillery had not blown
i'm the second line and from behind
these works the Germans maintained
their fire. The enemy's troops were
halted before they reached the wire
entapglements and were thrown back
under IL hot fire and pursued tn their
own trenches. II is stated that the
enemy made no other gains ON any
sector of the entire front.
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ANOTHER
GREAT BLOW
THE ALLIES GETTING READY TO
MAKE GREATER STRIKE
AGAINST GERMANS.
TO NENEW At TTACK
Troops Were Withdrawn Yesterday
to Reform Line for Another
Mighty Drive Against the
TeutOnic Positions.

PARIS, Sept. 2S.-The allies have
resumed one of the greatest battles
of the year on the western front.
After staggering the Germans with
a mighty attack Saturday which
continued throughout yesterday the
An.lo-French forces drew back to
reform their line for another still
greater blow. That explains the
slackening i'm the attacks rs indicat-
ed i'm Yesterdays official dispatches.
The second stroke was made last
night with artillery attacks and in-
fantry onslauehts. The Germans are
yielding ground in the ChampaSne
region yard by yard, according to
dispatches received here last night.
The Germans made several attempts
To stem the attacks by flooding the
area in front of their own trenches
with asphyxiatins gases. Under Gem
eral Won Fabeck the Germans are
trying desperately to save the Baz-
railway toward
which the allies have been moving
since Saturday.
All the French gains are being
held and the newly captured posi-
tions are being improved to meet
counter attacks.
The British to the north are still
making progress under great difii-
culties. Strong defense lines reach
from Arras north to the sea. Against
this barrier General French is driv-
ING with successes. After the first
shock of the battle the Bavarians
under Crown Prince Ruprecht rush
ed 10 the reserve call. The troops
throughout yesterday made desper-
ate efforts to get II new grip on the
nositions and start u counter. but
the British beat back each Of these
attempts.
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One unidentified white man.
One unidentified Indian.

One unidentified Indian.
Fifteen unidentified negroes.
The explosion was caused by a
spark from workman's hammer,
which ignited the gasoline fumes as
they escaped from leak in the tank
lear Two workmen were busy re-
pairing the tank at 2:3o O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. Suddenly one Of
them struck il with a hammer. A
spark from the blow ignited fumes
escaping through a small leak. There
was a terrific explosion. followed by
many smaller ones. The workmen
were blown TO pieces.
The shock shattered the Ardmore
railroad station used by the Santa Fe
and Rock Island railroads. The
Rock Island freight station and
scores of other buildings quickly took
fire from the flying liquid.
The flames spread rapidly until all
of Main street appeared a roaring
furnace. Thirty freight ears in the
Santa re railroad yards were de-
Istroyed The pail of smoke hanging
over the whole city prevented res
'cuers from doing effective work.
Among the buildings destroyed
were the railroad station, Swift &
Co., Pennington Wholesale Grocery
company. Wilmington hotel. Maddin
& Co, dry goods, and Dewitt Cigar
company. Not a building on Main
street escaped damage. either as a
result of the force of the explosion or
of the fires following. The publish
ing plants of the Daily Ardmoreite
and the Statesman were badly dam
aged
The tank car was standing near
the Santa Fe freigh; office in the
business district, and the terrific
force OF the explosion wrecked many
buildings and threw burning gaso-
line in every direction. Scores of
fires were started by the scattering
of the blazing fluid and these ragged
until O'Clock before being got un-
der control
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|N[s BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS
: BODIES Recovered From the Ruins so Badly Burn.
y and Mangled as to Make Identification Impos-
s;hle-Spark From Hammer Caused the Ex-
plosion of an Oil Tank Car

,pnvORE Oklahoma September 2SThc spark
which ;rnited a oil tank here
cost an estimate lives resulted in the
h., other persons destroyed
100000
empoye of refinery company was repairing the tank
tho Santa Fe of
u he struck blow with his hammer spark
ttei leaking terrific
lesser
The station the Fe, Frisco
.. was Rock Island freight
us the flying liquid The
all appeared like
we're several hours before
pshd
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HUNDREDS Of REFUGEES
RETUnn|he TO nExIc1

LAREDO, Tex. Sept 2S.--Amer-
leans as we'll as Mexican refugees
believe that carranxa and prosperity
are synonymous.
The belief that Carranza will bc
recognized by the United States has
resulted In thousands returning
there. Many Americans who left
Mexico are also returning and they
say scores of industries which hasc
been Idle two years are preparing to
resume
A train from Nueyo Laredo 10
Saltillo last night carried 500 pas
sengsrs. Another train leaving early
this morning carried equally ~
many more.
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MEX|CANS MASS
ALONG RIVER
REPORTED THAT THEY INTEND
CROSSING THE RIVER NEAR
PRWilsESsO.
TROOPS TO SCENE
Two Troops Of Cavalry and Conn
pany of Infantry Sent There to
Guard Against Attack-.An.
other Trooper Missing.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Sept. 2S.-
Five hundred Mexicans are nassin2
along the Rio Grande opposite Pro-
gresso. where the fighting took
place last Friday. according to re-
ports received here this afternoon.
The movement Is so open that il is
believed to be II feint to draw Amer
lean soldiers there while others at
tempt to cross the river farther
south.
Two troops of cavalry and COM
pany Of infantry are stationed at
Progresso to guard against attack.
II is believed that ii the Mexicans
attempt to cross the river il will be
at the Galveston ranch at point
where the river is easily forded. Sol
diers have been rushed there from,
Harlingen.
IL is stated that band Of Mexi-
cans i'm passing the home Of A. Car
ter near there fired into the house.
Mabel Carter. daughter of the
ranchman, was struck in the arm by
bullet. Two troopers rode to Har-
linsen and gave the alarm. Infantry
was at once sent in search of the
Mexicans.
Trooper X. j. Johnson, who dis
..nnaaraI pffnr tho Dpf,oraScn t;.I,t
ing, is still missing. Private Smith,
one of the ment sent in search of
johnson. has been missing since
Sunday afternoon.
Ii is rumored here that the Mexi-
cans intend crossing the river and
get revenge for their fellowmen who
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1t developed today that only one
workman was employed in the work
of repairing the tank car when q
spark from his hammer ignited the
leaking fumes from $50 barrels of
gasoline. His name was Ira Woods
and he was employed by the Ardmore
Refinery company. Bits of his body
were found many yards from the
scene of the explosion. The work
man who was supposed to have been
helping Woods had left the car and
gone into the depot and escaped
Most of the telegraph and tele-
phone wires leading into Ardmore
follow the railway tracks and these
were all put out of commission by
the explosion
The first news of the disaster was
sent out by G. S. Neil. telegraph
operator, who was working in the
Santa Fe freight depot. With his
leg broken and back wrenched he
crawled out ofs the wrecked freight
house. found a telegraph key. drag
ged il to a wire and worked for two
hours. He was forced to tie hand
kerchief over his face TO prevent suf-
location from the smoke OF the burn
ing buildings He worked until he
tainted and is reported as being in
a serious condition today.
Scores of girls worked in the dry
goods store of Maddin & Co. and in
the Dewitt cigar plant. Several of
these were injured and were hurried
to their homes before their names
were learned.
systematic search is being made
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system. Officials and employees de-
serve great credit for the results
they have achieved in the face OF
adverse traffic operations"
Schalf arrived here from st.
Louis. accompanied by Joseph NJ.
Bryson. of st. Louis. general coun-
sci for the receiver He will go to
Fort Worth to have his bond of
sloo.oao approved by Federal Judge
Meek. who has returned TO that city.
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NEWS FOR FANS.

= It's long ways to Boston or
. Philadelphia.
. Yes. it's a long ways to go to 4
= attend a world series baseball I
. game. 4
. But why should Waxahachie
= fans worry? 4
. They should not
. While distance will deny you
. the privilege of witnessing the 4
. games in person The Daily
. Light will make it possible for I
. you TO follow every play as I
. you sit around your evening
. lamp. You can keep right up
. with every play made. In fact,
. the report The Light proposes
. to give of the game will be so 4
. complete and accurate that you
. can almost see the players on
. the field
. Following our custom of pre-
= vious season we are planning to I
. give a detailed report of each 4
. game, and because of the great 4
. interest that is being display 4
. ed in the worlds series this year 4
= our report will doubtless be SUI
= perior to any we have ever Civ 4
. en- Besides descriptive ac- 4
. count of the game it VIII be Civ
. en- by innings, every play being 4
. shown. 4
. George r. Holmes, whose I
. sport stories have appeared in 4
. The Daily Light from time TO
. time, will write the story and 4
. follow up With the game by
= plays, all of which will be fill 4
= ed on a leased wire at the ball
. parks. He will be assisted by
. Fred S. Holmes and Burton
. Braley. two we'll known sport
. writer's. Mr.. Ferguson will di-
. rect the handling OF all the
. spot news stories on the Sc I
. ries. thereby giving an eNcep- I
. tionally thorough service.
- These reports will appear in I
- the regular edition or The Daily I
- Light. They will ae complete
10 in every detail The series will I
70 start on Friday. October s.
10 None of the big city papers will I
- carry a better report than The
10 Light Ii you are not now TAX I
10 ing the paper ana would like
. 10 keep up with the worlds
. series. send in your order for
. IL to be delivered TO YOU next
. month. The paper VIII also be
. for sale on the street during
. the series.
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today of the ruins OF these two build
ings, but no bodies have yet been
found there.
The effect produced by the explo-
sion is said TO have been almost
Ieaual to an earthquake Wooden
buildings collapsed. brick buildings
|tumbled down, telegraph and tele-
phone poles were snapped off short.
and all are piled in heap OF mar
|gled wreckage
The shock OF the first explosion
lis estimated to have lasted about
forty seconds. and was probably pro-
|longed by lesser explosions from tho
burning gas.
A number of the injured are quar-
tered in nearby towns where they
were rushed after relief trains from
Gainesville and Oklahoma Citv
reached here. For this reason it IS
probable that an accurate list OF
the dead and injured will never be
obtained.
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DECLARED THAT RED
CROSS AID NOT NEEDED

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Septem-
Der 2S.--Governor Williams replying
to telegram from s. Poulter. di-
rector of the Red Cross at Denver.
wired that while the death list at
Ardmore would be about fifty he
does not believe outside aid will bs
needed. He thanked the Red Cross
for its offer to aid the victims Of
the disaster.
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GERMAN BATTERIES PUT
OUT Of COMMISSION

PETROGRAD, Sept, 2S.-The Of
ficial announcement was made today
of the bombardment of the German
position near the gulf of Riga by
Russian warships last Saturday
morning. All of the enemys pat'e-
ries were silenced.
one German shell struck kus-
sian warship, killing Prince Wiasen-
ski Captain Swinnin and five others
and wounding eight sailors.
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THE FRENCH CLAIM TO
Be MAKING FUTHtR GAINS

LONDON. September 2S.-The Of
fetal communication from Paris this
afternoon regarding the Anglo
French offensive stated that addi-
tional slight gains had been made
along the western front. but Il vas
evident that the Germans had re
covered from their first blow as they
were said 10 be holding their own q
most OF the sectors.
The British official communication
had not been made public this after
noon. aud what occurred last night
is unknown.
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TICK CATCHES JACKRABBIT Z
FORT woRTH. Texas. scpt.

. FORT WORTH. Texas. Sept. .
. 2s.-Coke county's proud posi- .
. tion as the jack rabbit center OF .
. the universe is threatened by the .
. cattle tick. Reports reaching .
. here state thst ticks have at .
. tackled the rabbits and that the .
= latter are dying in great num- .
. bers. .
= A move will be started in that .
. county. no doubt. for tick eradi- .
. cation. The residents simply .
. cant afford to have the Jack .
. rabbit crop decreased. Since .
. there is much complaint from .
. surrounding counties against .
. depredations of jack rabbits on =
. all kinds of crops. il is believed .
. an effort will be made TO obtain Z
= supply of Coke counfy's rabbit =
. ticks fer distribution among .
. these less desirable cotton tails. .
90 . 80 = . . . . . . . . . .
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WAR NEWS or ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

Tho Germans occupied the Q
Town OF Moil and bombarded Q
Lerre on their advance to the .
siege of Antwerp. Berlin re- .
ported that the cruiser Emden .
had sunk several more British .
steamers in the Indian ocean. .
The French and British war Q
OFFICES reported no change on .
the western front. Q
On order from the Belgian Q
government, the $4,000 inhabi- .
, tants of Alost are reported 10 .
have abandoned their homes. .
Budapest admitted the Rus .
sian advance through the Car .
pathian mountains. .
London reported the German .
garrison Of Kiao-Chau driven .
into the inner defenses. .
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FOUR MEN ARE KILLED
WHEN HIT BY A TRAIN.

PHOENIXVILLE Pa, Sept. IS
Four workmen were killed and
half dozen injured wien a Reading
passenger train ran into score of
workmen in tunnel near here.
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ADDS TO THE HORROR
Witnesses Have Been Found Who Declared that Two
Big Explosions Occurred-Large Quantity Of !.
Dynamite Stored in the Demolished
Freight She'd

ARDMORE Oklahoma September 2sArdmore
being
In
u
of
unidentified building
Witnesses
quantity
deonation following Immediately
resulted the ignition the dynamite
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Play for Three Cushion Title.

NEW YORK. Sept. William
b. Huey of Chicago tonight will
open his attempt to wrest the three
cushion carom championship from
George w. Moore. The three nights
matches will be played in the Music
Hall here
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ba an opportunity to explain.
Acting Secretary Folk announced
that safe conduct for Dumba .ad
been obtained by the allied embas-
sizes here aud would be forwarded
to him at his summer home at Len
nox, Mass.
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were killed in the Progresso fight
ing.
Col. Blocksom left for Harlingen
today and IL is believed he will con.
fer with Col. Bullard regarding
preparations to meet any threatened
attack.