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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
TWO KILLED IN AUTO
RACES IN DES MONIES

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 1.-Two
deaths and two injuries, one prob
ably fatal, marked the initial three
hundred miles automobile derby, on
the new mile speedway here today.
Ralph DePalma won, Ralph Milford
was second and Eddie 'O'Donnell third.
The time was three hours, twenty
eight minutes and fifty-two seconds.
Joe Cooper was killed when mis- car
literally sailed over the outer edge
of the bowl on the thirty-eighth lap.
Louis Piel, his mechanician, was crit
ically hurt. Billy Chambers car
crashed against inside rail ON the
two hundred and thirty-eighth lap.
Maurice Keller the mechanician was
fatally hurt and died in the hospi-
tai several hours later. Chandler is
serious. TIE blowouts were blamed.
Broken steering gear is said to be the
immediate reason of Cooper losing
control.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
AN IMPORTANT
CASE IS BEFORE
co N N ISSION
Louisville & Nasf1vi11e's
Proposal to Increase Rates
Will be Heard.
PENSACOLA TRADE
IS THREATENED
Railroad Commission Re
fuses to Postpone Hear
ing at Mariana.

A hearing of great Importance to
Pensacola and all West Florida towns
is scheduled for Tuesday at Mariana
when the Florida railroad commission
will call up the application of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad to
cancel all commodity rates now in eff
feet and adopt instead the mileage
basis for all those articles which
come under the commodity rate
clause.
With notice of only about three
weeks in which to prepare for the
hearing the Chamber of Commerce
requested the Florida railroad COM
mission to postpone the hearing, as
it would be impossible to prepare for
the case in such a short time. Hun
dreds of commodities are affected
and for this reason the approximate
increases on all of these items could
not be worked out. The railroad
commission however, has refused
this request and the hearing will be
held IN Mariana regardless of
whether Pensacola is prepared.
The change would have the effect
of giving Savannah an advantage in
rates on rosin and turpentine over
Pensacola, despite the length of the
haul. On cotton the advance pro-
posed will amount to about II cents
per hundred pounds or over so cents
per bale, while increases are large or
cottonseed, lumber, fertilizer and
other articles coming into and being
shipped out of Pensacola.
The adoption of the Louisville anc
Nashville's application by the railroad
commission would mean the loss Of
much trade to Pensacola as we'll a.
thousands of dollars spent in freigh
rates above what is now being paiC
on goods going from the city.
1t is expected there will be a bis
delegation go from Pensacola Mon
: day night to protest against an.
} change in rates.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
ENCAMP MENT OF
WOODMEN WILL
Be HELD THERE.
Joint Committee Holds
Meeting and Decides on
the Location.
GROUNDS MUST BE
CLEARED AT ONCE
Money Is Needed and Com
n1ittee Will Immediately
Ask for Donations.

The joint committee on preparing
for the annual encampment of the
Woodmen of the World of Georgia.
Florida and Alabama, met last night
and selected Palmetto Beach as the
point for the encamprnent. This was
done after it had been assured that
water could be piped to the grounds
there cheaper than at any other point.
The committee had only two sites
from which to select, Palmetto Beach
and Magnolia Bluff. The latter was
eliminated when it became known
that it was doubtful If the trestle
spanning Bayou Texal' was sufficient
" strong to permit several heavily
loaded cars to cross at one time.
Palmetto Beach will make a good
spot for the encampnlent, but much
work must be done to get it into
shape. The enclosed grounds are well
adapted for drilling purposes, and be-
ing near the water the site is salts
factory 10 this extent, but north of
the park large area must be cleared
for the camp proper. Water must be
piped and lights arranged for. This
will require money, almost $1,000, and
the committee will get out early in
the week to solicit subscriptions TO
this fund.
Pensacola promised the Woodnen
that if this city was designated as
the encampment place the grounds
would be put in perfect order. This
must be done and at once, and as only
! three weeks now remain before spe-
cial trains will begin arriving in the
city with Woodmen and visitors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
WILL FINANCE MEXICO
M'Adoo and Lansing Go to
New York to Consult
Financiers.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. Secretaries
Lansing and McAdoo went to New
York tonight to confer tomorrow on
the Mexican situation. McAdoo was
summoned from his summer home by
telegraph late today.
During the Pan-American confer
ence on Mexican affairs here there
was considerable discussion on the
question of financing any govern
ment set up in Mexico. tits known
the subject was put over until the re-
converting of the conference in New
York next week.
American financiers will have to
be consulted. 1t was suggested that
McAdoo will be given the task of
sounding them.
The Mexican situation is more en-
couraging, officials think, than in
months as result of Carranza pro-
posing a peace meeting of fractional
leaders. In brief he virtually asked
recognition and outlining officially
the attitude of the United States fol-
the first time since the Pan-Ameri-
can conference was called. Villa
was Immediately notified of Carran-
za's proposal. An early answer is
expected.
The United States made it clear
that it considers the purposes of the
Mexican revolution accomplished
when Huerta was deposed. Neither
Carranza nor Villa control Mexico
enough to be entitled to recognition
although it is admitted that botl
must be considered and the frs
problem now is to find a provisional
president who represents the cause o.
the original revolution against Huer
ia, but who is not necessarily identi
fled with any warning faction.
Efforts to shape the situation t,
conform to the views of the Unite,
States vii be continued, while step
are proceeding to bring about nego
tiations between Carranza and Villa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
THE CHICAGO 100. MILE
FAST SPEEDWAY RACEIS
WON BY 4DARIO >RESTA
In Milwaukee Two Deaths
and Two Injuries On
United Derby Run.
81 ASSOCIATED PRRss.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Dario Resta,
driving a French car one hundred
and two and eighty-five one-hun-
.dredths miles an hour won the Chi
cage speedway one hundred mile race
and established a new competitive
worlds record. Earl Cooper, one hun
bred and one and forty-one. one-hun-
dredths miles an hour was second.
The previous record was ninety-nine
and five-hundredths miles per hour
held by Porporato.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
TEMPTING GERMANS
INTO CENTRE OF RUSSIA

LONDON, Aug. 7.--Telegraphing
from Petrograd the correspondent of
the Morning Post says:
"What Russia appears to be effect
ing now is a maneuver that is best
understood by recalling the sea tao
tics of the old sailing days. A small
flotilla, threatened by a superior
force, but confident Of its sailing
powers, baffled the enemy by sep
arating to all points Of the compass
to reassemble at an appointed rendez-
vous.
1.-THE Russians are now beginning
this centrifugal movement. by which
they will have several powerful arm
les always tempting the Germans yet
deeper into fathomless Russia"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
Peary Speaks
on Swiss System
of Preparedness
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Portland, Me-, Aug. THE adop-
ton of the Swiss system of military
preparedness for the United States
was urged by Rear Admiral Robert
E. Peary, in an address here yester-
day. He supported President Wilson's
idea of citizen soldier as expressed
in a message to congress last Decem-
Der.
"We need also aeroplanes, subma-
rines and battle cruisers of the larg-
est, swiftest and heaviest armed
type" said Admiral Peary. "Some
feel we should be prepared only fol
defense. There is no defense so eff,
fective as vigorous offensive"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
Police Chief
Is Prosecuted.
Say Supporters
AZ Assot,IATFp pREss-

Atlanta, Aug. RESOLUTIONS
were adopted at a mass meeting
tonight asking the recall of Mayor
Woodward and six other members
of the police board who recently
voted to remove Chief Beavers.
The circulation of recall petitions
was stated Immediately. It re-.
quires twenty-five per cent of
the voters.
The object was declared by the
speakers to be the redemption of
a righteous man cIucified." Sup
porters of Beavers declared that
at least a part of the opposition
to Beavers was from interests op-
posed to the strict enforcement of
the laws.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
FEDERAL JUDGE
". B. SHEPPARD
TO NEW YORK
Is Designated by Chief JUS
tice White to Preside In
New York City.
CRIMINAL CASES
ARE TO BE HEARD
Will Remain IN New York
During the Months of
Septernber and Octoher

e9OJSO11lO@A 0410 A&GIODCI
Judge w. B. Sheppard of the United
States court will leave Pensacola
within a short time for New York
city, to which district he has been
designated by Chief Justice White of
the United States supreme court.
Judge Sheppard will hear some i'm
portant criminal cases during Sep
TENDER, while during the month Of
October he will preside in the trial
of civil cases.
This is the second time within the
past year that Judge Sheppard has
been designated to the New York dis
trict, but last. year he heard only
ehancery cases. At this term he will
preside at the trial of number Of
important criminal cases. The Judge
had anticipated leaving Pensacola q
few days ago and obtaining a short
rest before going to New York, but
owing to hearings in this district he
will be unable to leave until these are
completed and probably will go d.
rect to New York.
The judge bears the distinction of
having served during the past two
years in more districts than any other
Judge of the United States, having
been in Georgia, Alabama, Texas and
New York in addition to hearing
cases in his own district and in the
! South Florida district.
JUDGE WHITES DESIGNATION.
The notice of designation as sent
by Chief Justice White is as follows
''Hon. William B. Sheppard, District
Judge, United States District Court
Northern District of Florida, Pen.
sacola, Fla.
"Sir: The senior circuit Judge Of
the Second circuit having certified
that on account of the accumulation
and urgency of business in the dis
trict court for the Southern distric
of New York it is impracticable t,
designate and appoint a suficien
number of district judges of othe
districts within said circuit to reliev
such accumulation and urgency o
business, and your consent in writing
to be designated and appointed to 81
in the district court for the Souther
district of New York, during the pc
Rod beginning Sept. 1, 1915, and end
ing October 81, 1915, having bee
duly signed and exhibited to me, an
the senior circuit Judge of the FIT
circuit having certified in writing tina
the business of the Northern distric
of Florida will not suffer by sue
designation, now, therefore, pursuan
to the authority vested in me by chap
ter 1, section 10, of the judicial code
as amended by the act of congress
approved October 8, 1913, inasmuc
as in my judgment the public inter
ests so require, l do hereby designat
and appoint you to hold a distriC
; court in the Southern district of Ne
York, within the said Second circui
during the period beginning Sept.
: 1915, and ending October 81, 1911
and to have and exercise within til
said district to which you are SO az
signed the same powers that are YES
ed in the judge thereof.
dated Lake Placid, New Yori
!. July 8, 1915.
edward D. WHITE,
"Chief Justice of United States"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
AUSTRO-HUNGARY SEND
EXPRESSION SYMPATHY

New York, Aug. 7.-Austria-Hun-
gary has expressed her sympathy
over the sinking of the steamer East
land, according to the following
statement issued today at the Aus
tro-Hungarian consulate general
here:
"On the occasion of the stagger-
ing disaster Of the Eastland, the Aus
tro-Hungarian minister Of foreign af.
fairs, Baron Burian, has requested
Ambassador Penfield to convey t.
the United States government the
deep-felt synpathies of the Austro.
Hungarian government"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
PART OF WARSW
FORTIFICATTON TAKEN

Berlin Aug. Fort Dembe, com
prising part of the Warsaw fortifica-
tions in the right bank of the Vistula
river, has been captured by German
troops, according to an official state
ment given out today by the German
army headquarters staff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
Reuf's Parole
Again Sought In
San Francisco
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

San Francisco, Aug. IA petition
for the parole Of Abraham Ruef, who
was convicted of offering bride to
a San Francisco supervisor and who
is now serving a fourteen-year SEN
tence in San Quentin prison, is again
before the board of prison directors,
it was announced today.
Ruef has served four years and five
months which, with credits for good
behavior, constitutes half his SEN
tence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
ACTUAL CONDITION
OF CLEARING HOUSES

New York, Aug 1.-THE actual con-
dition of Gearing house banks and
trust companies for week shows that
they hold $3.50, 058, $40 reserves in ex-
cess of legal requirements. This is a
decrease of $12,325,7 no from last
week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
Speeds on With
a Dead Man
at the Throttle
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Columbus, o., Aug. When Big
Four passenger train speeded through
Georgesville, village near here yes
terday without stopping as usual, the
fireman pulled the coat of Engineer
William Quinland to attract his at
tention and found the engineer was
dead at the throttle. Heart disease
caused his death.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08

take several months to rebuild. Hun
dreds of volunteers, with the police,
are searching the ruins for bodies.
The city itself presents scene of de-
vastation.' Houses and stores have
been wrenched from thir foundations
and piled tepsy turvy.e The lane Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
PRESIDENT PLAYS GOLF.

Cornish, N. H, Aug. President
Wilson was Up early today to play
golf with DIR. Cary 7. Grayson, his
physician, and Prof. George Howe, of
the University Of North Carolina, his
nephew.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
WARSAW WAS EVACUATED
WITHOUT A STRUGGLE

Petrograd, Aug. Warsaw was
evacuated without a struggle in its
immediate vicinity in order that the
city might escape damage. The re-
treat was business-ike and orderly.
All the war stock had been pre-
viously removed along with the roll
ing stock of the railroads. The Rus
slams planted artillery to prevent the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
AUSTR|ANS ARE
DEFEATED BADLY
ALONG FRONTIER
Montesanrnichelo Taken and
Very Soon Gorizia's Fall
Is Expected.
WILL OPEN CLEAR
ROAD TO TRIESTE
Germans Break Russian
Resistance Along the
Narew Front.

e AssocTATEp PRrss.


London, Aug. THE besieged for
tress Of Novogeorgievsk at the juno
tion of the Vistula and Narew, still
holds out. The Germans claim the
capture Of one fort.
Unofficial report says Montesan-
michele has been taken by the Ital-
ians, and that dominates Gorivia's fall
is expected. This would open the
road to Triest.
There is fighting In the west, but
nothing of outstanding Importance.
The French report a spirited engage
ment with hand grenades in the Ar
gonne forest. There also is fighting
in the vicinity of Souchez and artil-
lery duels in the region Of Tracyleval
and Rerryauhac. Ia Flanders the
Germans claim to have forced the Bel
gfans TO evacuate advanced positions
over the User, south of Diunude.
Russian resistance between Lomiza
and the mouth of the Bug, what is
known as the Narew front, has
broken, according to the Berlin Off
cial statement tonight. With the Rus
SLAMS defeated or fallen back volun-
tarily ends one of the bitterest bat
ties since the war began. For three
weeks the Germans, under Won Hin
denburg, have been trying to force
this front and cut off the retreating
Warsaw armies. The fact that three
days have elapsed after fall of War
saw leads critics here to believe the
retirement was voluntary, Grand
Duke Nicholas has sure saved the
Warsaw army.
There is little change in other sec
lions of the Polish salient. The Rus
slams still are holding the eastern
bank of the Vistula. In the southeast
neither Mackensen nor Archduke 10.
seph Ferdinand is making much
progress. In Courland and Kovno
Beulow with three hundred and forty
thousand men, is carrying out I
sweeping flank movement on mucl
the same lines as Won Kluck opened
Ia the western campaign. The lef'
advanced further toward Dvinsk anC
the right is approaching Kovno, which
the Russians are reported evacuating
ENVELOPING GREAT ARMY.
Holding the bridge heads at War
saw over the Vistula river, the mos
formidable military obstacle in East
ern Europe, Germany and Austri;
Hungary, having conquered the rive
line and with it invaded Russian ter
ritority for an average depth of To-
miles along front from the Baltic I
Bukowina, are now throwing thei
forces forward in an endeavor to &C
compIish what Russia's allies have $
feared-the complete development O
the Russian armies.
The British press, basing its opin
ions on Petrograd dispatches and tn
lack of reports to the contrary is in
clined to the view that the forces G
Grand Duke Nicholas retired frol
Warsaw virtually intact, but there
an increasing disposition not to mir
ilnize the seriousness Of the situatio
and the anxiety of the quadrupl
powers seems to be manifested in n
newd pressure to bring the Balka
states in line.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08

Erie's toll Of dead that came in the
wake Of the cloudbJrst that smashed
the city may reach seventy, according
ia tha latest estinnat es by the author-
tiles. The property. loss win easily
reach SO ,O0o, 900 a1if the slice Of the.
business center Of the city cut
through by the rushing waters will
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
THREE BANDITS KILLED
IN BATTLE WITH POSSE

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. Fight
ing three against twenty, three
against twenty, three Mexican ban
dts were killed by posse last night
at farmhouse about 30 miles north
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lCOntinued On Page EIevenl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08

CONTINUED on Page Eleven)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08
PENSACOLA WEATHER

Yesterdays Temperture;
Highest, 90 degrees; low
est, 72 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08

LEGAL thuneeFhscwers
Sunday and Monday; ex-
cspt fair northwest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-08

PENSACOLA IS THE IDEAL SUMMER RE.
SORT-COOL BREE[ES, BATHING, BOATING.
FISHlNG-EVERTTHiNG FOR COMFORT AND
PLEASURE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-27
SHOULD KNOCK OUT
 PRESIDENTS TEETH
Trouble in the Ranks of the Teutonic Sons of Chicago over Radical Ut-
 terances of Its Officers.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-A row is on among the Teutonic Sons of Ameri- ca, organized last spring following the sinking of the Lusitania. The ac- tivities of it's officers in promoting the recent gathering of the Friends of Peace are partly responsible for the dissension. It is charged that by too radical utterances and by agita- tion for an embargo on munitions it's officers have diverted the work of the organization from it's original pur- poses.
 G. F. Hummel, credited with con- trolling the Teutonic Sons, has de- clared that Henry Meinshausen, pres ident of the Sons, overstepped the bounds when he declared that instead of sending a petition to President Wilson that the petition should be used to knock out the president $ teeth. The rank and file of the Teu- tonic Sons are not in sympathy with either Hummel or Meinshausen.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-27
NEW TIMBER LAWS
 ARE IN FORCE.

Commissioner Clay Tallman of the general land office at Washington. has notified department agents in Alaska that here after in case of an innocent trespass by cutting wood from public land, settlement will only be made on a basis of the severed value of the wood and stumpage value will not be accepted.
 The land offices instructions to timber agents is founded upon a ruling by the Department of Justice. and means that if woodcutters and users do not make application to the the land office for the purchase of wood, as required by law, they will have to pay more than 25 cents per cord for wood cut-probably 50 cents to $1 per cord. In case they are found by the government to be guilty trespassers, they will have to pay full value of wood where found, This ap- plies to the purchaser as well as the cutter of wood.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-27
MAKE A LONG TRIP
 IN A SMALL BOAT.

Dawson News-A party comprising MT. and Mrs. A. E. Burdin, Robert Flames and Louis Kezer, arrived here yesterday from Livingstone creek, a tributary of the Big Salmon. They made the trip down in a small boat with fiat bottom, shovel nose, and a sail The trip was made without special incident, except that they found the shoals numerous because of the lowness of the river and the stream, therefore more difficult to follow. The last night out was the only one in which they were caught in the rain. Owing to the lowness of the river at this season of the year, they have decided to complete their trip through to Fairbanks, where they will winter, by steamer.
 The party has been installing hy- draulic plant on Cottoneva creek, in the Big Salmon district. They are we'll pleased with the proposition and will return to operate 1t next season. They report that rich pay was found on Lake creek this season by an out fit which was drifting. The pay was obtained, they, say in thawed ground.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-27
Had Talked It Over.

There was a couple who had two children, boy of fourteen and girl of twelve. About that time another baby came along. With that narrow prudishness so commonly found, the parents took the greatest pains that the children should know nothing of the condition of their mother or of the impending event, and when the time approached the girl was sent on vacation to some relatives in an- other city. At last the great event took place, and the father said to the boy: Johnny, you have a new baby brother. The boy said nothing. The father sat down at his desk and in few moments handed the boy telegram. "Take that to the tele- graph office," he said, land send it to sister. Here is dollar to pay the charges. The boy came back after while and handed his father the change. What" said the father, "that telegram cost more than 35 cents, didn't it?" "Oh, yes," the boy replied, "the one you wrote would have cost more. sent one of my own" "You did," the father said, land what did you say?" "Oh," the lad replied, "I just wired sister, T win; boy"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-27

lack of roads. What could they do? They had to let the stuff rot, unless they could use it themselves.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-27

Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders Of the Granite Gold Mining Company will bejheld at the office of the com pany ih the Copper Block at Valdez Alaska, on the 21st day of October. 1915, at the hour of o'clock p. m. A Board of Directors will be elect ed for the ensuing year and such oth- CT business transacted as may prop erly come before said meeting.
 The books of the Secretary will be closed from October 1st. 1915, until the first day after said annual meet ing, and no stock will be transferred during this period. 4, ..
 B. F. WILLARD,
 g-21-2Ot President.