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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
GERMANS SAY ZEPPELIN
RAIDS UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS

Berlin, Oct. 14.-Britisl1 reports
! that the destructive effect. of the
Zeppelin raids over England were
Asmall, and almost insignificant from
milbary point Of view are denied
by German Navy Lieutenant Peter
son, one of the senior officers of the
aerial fleet. Peterson, who said the
raids on England are only incidental
to the real work of the Zeppelins,
declared the airship commanders were
able to see the great damage wrought
by the bombs.
1--WE identify WELL" he said, Seen
eral localities, such as docks, ware
houses and banking districts of Lon
don. Although the British don't adj
nit it, on one occasion we witnessed
clearly the destruction of a warship
in the Thames river. On another oc-
casion I dropped bomb squarely on
fort. We have seen big factories
collapse and fire bombs destroy dock
warehouses"
London's defenses against Zeppelin
attacks, he said, were not dangerous.
A Zeppelin is hard to hold with a
searchlight and harder to hit. Aero
plane attacks are of little value, he
said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
A PREACHER IS CHARGED
WITH MAKING FABULOUS
PROFITS BY LAND SCHEME
DR.. Hills of Fashionable
Brooklyn Church is
Arraigned in Court.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Gs. 14.-The charge
that the Rev. Or. NewaIl Dwight
Hills, pastor of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, made 'quick fabulous pro-
fits" through selling British Column
bia timber claims to ministers and
other friends was made today in an
affidavit today filed by Frank L. Fer
guson, former chairman of the board
of trustees of the Ahurch and for five
years manager of Or. Hills business
effairs.
DR.. Hills had procured an order to
examine Mr.. Furguson before a
referee and Mr.. Ferguson obtained
an order requiring DIR. Hills to show
cause why he wished to examine his
former business manager. When the
argument on the latter was called to-
day before Supreme Court Justice
Kelly, attorneys for DIR. Hills asked
for additional time to answer the
Ferguson affidavit which they termed
! ''false and misleading" The argu-
ment was postponed until October 10.
Mr.. Ferguson, in his affidavit de-
MED that his testimony is necessary
for DR.. Hills in the libel suit filed
against him by his nephew, Percy
D. Hills, of Victoria, B. c.
Ferguson further alleged that DR..
Hills had between $4,000 and $1,000
when he began specializing in timber
lands, but through sales to other
ministers and friends he made enor-
NOUS profits within a year. DR.. Hill
lis financial troubles, Ferguson al
legged were brought on by his own
business follies and wilful action. He
explained how the pastor contracted
to purchase more than S750,o00 worth
of timber lands and Mr.. Ferguson de-
clared that he had personally Dor
rowed and turned over to DR.. Hills
more than 100000 in an effort to
meet his obligations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
NEED BIG NAVY VOICED
Midwest Conference Dis
cusses Preparedness of
The Country.
II ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 14.-The
need of a bigger navy was voiced
here tonight at banquet of the Mid
West Conference on Preparedness by
Henry D. Estabrook of New York,
an attorney, and Senator A. B. Cum
minis, of Iowa. Eastabrook condemned
President Wilson's plan for a citizens
soldiery and Bryan's theory of non
resistance, but said he would rather
support policy of non-resistance
than policy half-Yreparedness.
While Estabrook said that he opposed
a large standing army be advocated
additions to the navy
Senator Cummings said that con-
gress should supply Immediately the
missing elements of naval strength.
In a speech in st. Louis, Secretary
McAdoo today advocated an adequate
nav with at least four hundred mer-
chant ships as auxiliaries.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
ITALY To AID
HER ALLIES IN
BALKAN FIGHT
Believed Rournania Will AL
low Russian Troops to
Cross Her Territory.
NEW OFFENSIVE IN
THE DARDANELLES
Germany Refuses to Handle
Mail and Foodstufs
for Rounania.
NEW OFFENSIVE IN
THE DARDANELLES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, Oct. 1.-The Balkan sit
uation was discussed from a diplo-
matte standpoint in the house of com
mons today by Foreign Secretary Sir
Edward Grey, but little light was
thrown on the progress of the Anglo
French expedition landed at Saloniki.
He said, however, that Russian troops
will cooperate cas- soon as they are
available" French Premier Viviani
told the senate the allies probably
could count on Italian aid in the
Balkans.
Germany's attitude towards Rou-
mania was expressed in the suspen-
sion of the postal service and de-
livery of foodstuffs consigned to
Roumania. Over German railroads
lends color to the report that Russia
may move troops through Roumanian
territory.
Bulgaria has formally declared wal
on Serbia, but Nish reports the ex-
tent of the Bulgarian invasion con-
sists of an advance over the frontier
one mile, and the Serbian railroad
communications are still intact. The
German advance in Serbia is pro.
ceeding slowly. Generally attack:
are either under way OF imminent or
all German fronts.
It is reported that the allies have
begun a new offensive in the Darda
nelles. The Russians are continuing
the offensive in Galicia. The British
and French are active in Flanders
and Champagne and the German po
sitions on the Belgian coast are un
der bombardment from British moni
tors.
British submarines in the Balti,
sunk ten German ore carriers causing
discomfort in Sweden, but the British
assert they are complying with inter
national laws.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
ZEPPEL|NS Do
GREAT DAMAGE.
|NLONDONRA|D.
Fifty-fve Killed and ia
Injured, According to
British Report.
GERMANS DECLARE
RAIDS A SUCCESS
Says Zeppelins Wrecked
Portions of London They
Bombarded.
81 AssocIATEp PREss-

London, Oct. 14-Fifty-fve killed
and one hundred and fourteen were
injured last night in the biggest
Zeppelin raid. The casualties exceed
the raid Of September 8, when TWEEN
ty were killed and eighty-six injured.
Last nights raid brings the total of
all air raids in England to one hum
dred and seventy-seven killed and
four hundred and sixty-three injured.
The Zeppelins flew over the eastern
counties of England and a portion
of London. The fog blocked the eff
forts of five planes of the Royal corps
which sighted only one Zeppelin.
Fourteen of the fifty-five killed were
military casualties. The remaining
forty-one we're, twenty-seven men,
nine women and five children.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
GOVERNMENT
ARE
BILLION
The National Defense Plan
Will Cause Expenditure
to Be Heavy.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Oct. 14.-With the
estimated national defense increased
by one hundred and fifty millions, to-
gether with increases in other
branches of the government the
amount proposed for expenditures
the next fiscal year win total about
one billion, two hundred and forty
millions. The estimate win go to the
secretary of the treasury tomorrow
for discussion by congressional COM
mittees. 1t is the largest ever sub
mitted in the United States in a time
of peace. The president and his cab
met will examine the estimate next
week.
If congress agrees to the admins
tration defense program, additional
revenues must be provided. Congress
will be asked to pass two revenue
measures, a renewal of the emergency
war tax, and the other the retention
of the tariff on sugar. However,
these will not increase the present
revenue and officials are convinced
the receipts for the fiscal year, be-
ginning July, 1916, when the in
creased expenditures take effect, will
not exceed seven hundred and fifty
millions.
Authority for the secretary of the
treasury to issue two hundred and
forty millions Of Panama canal bonds
is considered only a temporary rem
edy and not likely to be resorted to
if the five-year defense plan advo-
Gated and increases to be asked by
the state, commerce, labor and post
office, are adopted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
KEEL of Biggest
Battleship For
US. Many Laid
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, Oct. 14.-The keel of
the S15,000,O0o superdreadnought
California was laid today at the
Brooklyn navy yard. Secretary Dam
iels in a speech concluding the brief
ceremony attending the beginning of
actual work on the fighting craft,
said the California will mark the most
advanced step taken in naval engin-
eering in many years.
The super-dreadnought viii be the
first large war vessel to be propelled
entirely by electricity.
Besides Secretary Daniels and
several other members of the advi-
sorry board, more than 1000 persons
saw the commander George H. Rock,
chief of construction at the yard,
guide the two centerplates, and the
key plate into position.
The California is expected to be
launched within fifteen months and to
be placed in commission in about
three years.
The vessel viii be of $4,000 tons
displacement, length 625 feet and
beam ON feet. She will carry twelve
14inch guns and twenty-five 5-inch
guns, as we'll as having four sub
merged torpedo tubes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
French Minister
Gaze His Reasons
Leaving Cabine ct
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, Oct. 14.-Theophile Delcasse,
the foreign minister who retired,
yesterday in his letter of resignation
did not invoke poor health as the
reason for leaving the cabinet, but
rather dissensions between himself
and other ministers in regard to the
French foreign policy" says the Rad
zeal. This letter which Premier Wv
iani refused yesterday to read to the
chamber of deputies, recalls certain
facts, discussion of which the censor
forbids.
The resignation of NJ. Delcasse has
produced profound effect upon the
French public, although it has been
known for some time that there was
friction between him and the rest of
the cabinet. The press generally alb
stains from comment but what little
is said is hostile to the retiring min
lister. Writers blame him for the fail
ure Of the Balkan policy and charge
that he is trying TO shift the burden
of responsibility upon his former
colleagues instead Of trying to find
a remedy for mistakes. His illness is
regarded as Of diplomatic character.
George Clemenceau declares: ''Viv-
iani refused to read the letter in
which his colleague resigned. All he
can say Is that Delcasse is in full
agreement with him. It is the first
time a minister has resigned his post
because of the absence Of disa-
| greement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
PRESIDENT APPROVES PLAN
FOR INCREASING THE ARMY

Washington, Oct. 14.-President
Wilson today approved Secretary
Garrison's plan for increasing the
army. 1t calls for an annual ex-
penditure Of $1S2, Oo0,0 900, an increase
of approximately $4,000, 900. The
plan in its approved form will be
presented to congress with the full
backing of the administration.
Much of the increased appropria-
ton would be devoted to coast de-
lenses and substantial increase in
the field artillery. Details as to in
creases in the army's personnel have
not yet been made public.
If the navy, which viii ask for an
increase of s100,000,000 carries
through its plan, making the total
naval appropriations S248.OOO 600
the appropriations for national de-
tense, including the army's $184, O0O,-
600 would total S432, 200, 900. It is
probable, however, that in final form
the appropriations will not exceed
$500, 100000
The president spent practically the
entire morning going over Secretary
Garrison's estimates and plans
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
zEPPELINS AGAIN BON1BARD LONDON, KILLING MANY
Street Foreman
Jones Eocpec is
to Quit City's
Employ at Once

Street Foreman Dan w. Jones of
the department of public works, will
tender his resignation to the city
commissioners some time during to-
day. 1t was stated yesterday by
some of the commissioners that Mr..
Jones already had resigned, but the
latter denied this. However, he said
he would tender his resignation today
and expects to leave the city's en-
ploy at once.
The resignation is supposed 30 be
the sequel of the recent investigation
of the department by the commits
sioners. Mr.. Jones had been IN the
department for the past eight or nine
years, holding the position at one
time of street superintendent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
SERBIAN TROOPS ARE
REPORTED SUCCESSFUL

London, Oct. 14.-An assertion that
Serbian troops were the aggressors
against Bulgarian forces was printed
Wednesday in the ministerial organ
Narodni Praya, according to a Sofia
dispatch to the Times. The news
paper statement reads:
"Near Belgogradchik Monday
morning Serbian troops without
cause attacked our forces. In reply
to this foolish provocation our troops
better to defend themselves captured
after a sharp conflict the heights of
Kilka, in Serbian territory. The fight
ing lasted froea z .. m. to 8 p. M"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
TURCO-BULGARIA
AGREEMENT IS SIGNED

NAmsterdam, Oct. 14.-(Via Lon
don) - Semi-oficial announcement
that Turco-B Bulgarian military
agreement has been signed, is made
in the Lokal Anzieger. Under the
terms of the agreement, Turkey
places two army corps and her NUM-
tons factories at the disposal of Bul-
garia while the latter country agrees
to supply Turkey with coal and rail-
way materials. It is agreed that
Turkey shall have free use of Bull
Garian harbors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15

Athens two weeks aga. On account
of the big number of steerage passen-
gers, whose fares have been paid by
the Greek consul in New York, it was
said, the Basileus Constantinos had
only 1000 tons of cargo, mostly pro-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15
CONSTANT Inc
On At TT UDE
OF THE GREEKS
King Says Country Is Loos-
ening Her Sword from
Scabbard.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Athens, Greece, Oct. 13.-(Via
Paris, Otc. 14.)-In response to in
quiries for definition of the attitude
of Greece, King Constantine today
made the following statement to the
Associated Press:
Greece is merely loosening her
sword in its scabbard. She menaces
no one, but she cannot permit that
events shall constitute a menace to
the integrity of the nation or the
freedom of the Greek people.
ut is my duty to preserve my coun-
try from the danger of destruction
through becoming involved in the
general European conflict. l hope to
do this at all hazards-if it be pos
sible."
SARRAIL IN COMMAND.
Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct.
13.-(Via Paris, Oct. 14.)-General
Sarrail, commander-in-chief of the
French forces in the Orient, who ar
rived in Saloniki yesterday, viii take
command of the expeditionary army
COMMUNICATIONS CUT.
Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct
13.-(via Paris, Oct. 14.)-Communi-
cations have been cut between Nisr
and Trahmva for a distance of five
miles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-15

Partly cloudy Friday
and Saturday; moderate
northeast and east Winds
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Yesterdays temperature:
4ighest, 70 degrees; low
est 70 degree.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-25

Such of the women tall and beautiful
are soon released, but Others who ugly, have to
stay a long time before they fulfill the law. Some
have waited for four years In the precinct
1t well known that certain OF the Objectionable
features OF this practice could he remted-in various
ways-by application to the priests, and large
OF money paid by the betrothed OF the various
women to engineer that they and other might
select the Of their choice.
Quintus Curtius suggests that this practice
made Of commercial lure and states that
the largest gathering Of the women in the temple
made to coincide with the annual trip Of the
merchants or buyers would say nowadays.
Moreover, to quote his words, he declares that
during such times from the avarce of parents
husbands wealthy strangers might purchase the
qualification Of any passion that might be awakened"
in Egypt also natural in country where
much of the Osiris worship African in its origin
the principal graft was connected with the tombs
The Cities Of the Dead, which lay outside the walls
OF all cities, absolutely under the control of the
pr!estly caste. To the Egyptians life beyond the grave
was far more important than the earthly life. They
believed that the parts of man. the body. the
spirit. the heart, the double the heart-soul. the
shadow the spiritsoul and the name. separated
by death, but that, after the lapse Of long period
usually deemed three thousand years-the soul and
body reunited. Consequently the body must be pre-
served. and hence the embafning mummies. Also
the body had to be encouraged to keep waiting
cheerfully during the three thousand years by
slant gifts Of food, drink and perfumes.
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The Underfaker'S
Graft in Ancient Egypt

The good deeds of the deceased were sculptured
and painted his tomb. and as the gods sup.
posed make their Judgment the basis of the
good deeds had done, these eulogies
elaborate The relatives Of the deceased had pay.
and pay high for them. There legitimate profit
in this business. the priests engaging the sculptor.
artists embalmers and so forth. But they wanted
still larger slice Accordingly large number Of
"ready.made" tombs prepared with very small
Jars for food, drink and perfumes, many Of which
had false bottoms. The pictures painted
that they would fit anybody, leaving few spaces for
Sometimes these were filed in--sometimes
not. Wilkinson points out that many mummycases
have been discovered which had been palmed off as
new, evidently second hand" and had been used
Mt least twice. Where the poor soul who was the
first occupant Of that mummy-case happened to be.
Wandering dn the nether-world the temple priests did
not know-or They got the coin.
In addition to the tomb. the mummy.case was sup
posed to contain roll containing some chapter from
the Book of the Dead" These were prescribed by
rite But many rolls have been found with painted
inscription the outside and the inside blank show
ing that the people. being unable to read. were
cheated by the tomb trust with fake guide through
the regions OF the dead Even in the beautiful papy.
rus OF Anhai, the singer. who is here shown being
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-25
Graft q Weakness
of Democratic Government

In word. graft is or those OF dishonesty
which appeals to the undscipiined moral Of
the average that 1t is bound especially flourish
in all prosperous and hourishing Economically so)
now especially restrained And a form of govern.
ment like that Of the United States. in its period Of
rapid economic development, seemingly nexhaustible
resources political carelessness amounting to po
cal reckessness is just the soil favorable
growth of this form Of dishonesty
Why have not the churches and the public educa.
ton done more to check this vice. which is the foster
mother Of SO many crimes? The members Of the
churches have been themselves prominent in graft.
it, And the children Of the public schools have had
the successful practitioners held up to them for admit.
morally opposite direction Yet graft is the most
easily and quickly durable Of all forms of dishonesty
How the cure is to be efected-that is another
ton
1t would seem, then. that changes In the amount and
character Of the vices and crimes prevalent any
ticular time do depend upon intrinsic changes in
the moral nature OF the human but rather
physical and economic conditions and changes in
the political and social environment
For this reason in so-caed civilized and Christian
peoples the inducements to crimes OF cruelty, nhu
manty and violent and repulsve lust have greatly
tues have increased or taken varied form. But the
generous and unselfsh OF the poor and the sick
is no thing though 1t has produced different but
scarcely less magnificent results than those known to
the rich and the princey Of centuries while the
atrocities of the pogrom. the ynching the riot and
human failure is still capable of when its
passions are excited and let loose.
But the inducements to the mean and cowardly form
OF dishonesty called graft especially great under
slack and popular government. with rapid increase
of material resources great crowd OF the new rich
worth Of the merely wealthy and a growing love Of
luxurious living And all these favoring conditions
have been prevalent have been rampant. during the
last fifty in the United States Our dis.
tincton in these respects has caused infamy for
preponderance of the crimes that have their origin
In the passion of avarce that root OF every species
of evil-doing"
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conducted before Osiris. the judge of the dead by
the god Horus, considerable sections of the needed
ritual left out. There little to
doubt that the papyrus sold to the relatives on
Its pictorial merits while the actual work of inscrib
ing the many chapters of the Book of the Dead was
evaded Money of that sort easy
There dozens Of stories of political graft closely
resembling modern ways, but there is closely
duplicating American of to-day that cannot
help giving it. 1t is ancient edict OF King Harm
hab Cor Horem-hebl who reigned 1850 B. c. The
edict tells how the king stopped the oppression of
the poor for money to run the royal breweres. how
he content with fewer wives for his harem
every Spring. and how he stopped the bribing of
judges Then the edict continues:
Now as for this other instance of evil which the
official staff were accustomed to commit when they
held inspection in the land of that which happened
against the law, the table scribe of, the queen and
the table scribe the harem (evidently officials who
were outside the rng) went about after the official
staff Furnishing them and investigating the affair.
(name unreadable) of the who sailed up
supervision Of the entire country, both upper and
lower Egypt. One investigated it among the Off
Gals In the time of Thotmes ILL.," (Then follows the
report) Now when the who sailed up and down
the river whom they took. and when the king sent
after the OFFICIALS each year that they might make
an expedition and that these superior officials might
come to the officials saying. Give thou to us in
sideraton for the careless expedition (meaning the
deliberate failure to make thorough investigation).
behold the Pharaoh made the expedition without
careessness and questioned the local magistrates
corning the corrupt officials tell what the corrupt
official and his acts like"
As picture of ancient times this story Of the big
official going up and down the river and telling the
grarters that they would get protection long as
they slipped him fat percentage. strikes familiar
note Men were not greatly different In those days
from what they
And 80: from age to age. graft goes on, scarcely
enanged indeed in the history of five thousand years
up fill their pockets dishonesty Ever and again.
throughout the centuries, reforms arise and for a
time, the worst abuses hide only to creep again
IN very little while and the whole iniautous system
proceeds as smoothly ever.