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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
RUSSIANS ARE
SCOR|NGSOME.
BIC SUCCESS
Advance In Asia Minor Re-
ported Successful In
Three Directions.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Petrograd, March 3.-The Russian
advance in Asia Minor radiating along
three main lines from Erzerum
toward Thebizond Sivas and Bitlas is
meeting with equal success in all
three directions.
As there has been no serious resist
ance since the fall of Erzerum, how
ever, there is little to record except
the continued forward sweep of the
Russian armies retarded only by the
rugged country and the severity Of
the weather.
In their retreat the Turks appear
to have been mainly occupied with
saving their guns and equipment. The
Russians report an increasing toll of
abandoned cannon, however.
The Turks are said to be strength
ening the Notifications of Sivas, 200
miles west of Erzerum, and is believed
improbable that the Turks will at
tempt to make a stand until Sivas is
reached. Turkish achievements are
pouring daily into this centre.
In their north and south advances,
the Russians are close upon Trebi-
zond and Bitlis, respectively and occu-
patton of both cities is momentarily
expected. This successful coordina-
ton between the different army
groups is enabling the main army,
which is proceeding due west from
Erzerum, to continue its advances
without reaching out too far ahead OF
its supporting wings and becoming
subject to fanking attacks.
There has been no recent official
news regarding the progress of the
Russian forces iE Persia, but with
Kermanshah safe in their possession
they are now reported moving toward
the British forces in Mesopotamia. A
junction of these two forces is re.
garded by military writers here as 3
foregone conclusion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
NEW RAIDER IS
OFF
THEU.S.
American Ship Brings It'd
ings of Having Sighted
German Destroyer.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, March ga report that
a German commerce raider or prize
was lurking off Cape Henry, Va,
awaiting favorable chance to make
a dash for Newport News or Norfolk,
was brought here today by Captain
Munkewitz of the Bull-Insular liner
GTaysoh, esr7iving here fFoul Porto
Rico.
Captain Munkewitz said that early
yesterday the second officer reported
a mysterious light to the east which
he could not make out. The light was
moving eastward and Captain Mum
kewitz altered the course of his ship,
when a second light appeared close to
the port side and apparently moving
westward. Both lights disappeared
as suddenly as they had appeared.
On January %, Captain Munkewitz
said, when he was practically in the
same position, several white lights
were observed to the east. These
lights merely flashed into view and
then vanished and were succeeded by
a green light which crossed the bows
of the Grayson, exchanging signals
with the ship to the east in the Morse
code.
1t was few days after this that
the Appam took refuge in Hampton
Roads. Captain Hunkewitz said
heavy weather and clouds prevailed
off the Virginia coast and that he was
satisfied the vessels whose lights he
had seen were trying to keep theiI
movements secret. He felt sure that
the lights did not belong to British
cruisers as these patrolships make
no secret of their movements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

1912, a crevasse occurred at Torras
and great damage was done to prop
erty in addition to causing the deaths
by drowning Of several persons.
The peculiar geographical condit-
ions at Torras would make a crevassa
particularly serious, it was estimated
estimated today. Located near the
mouth Of the Red river on a branch
stream known as the Lower Old
river, Torras would be in the path Of
food waters from the Little Old river.
Old river and Red river should a
crevasse occur.
A large barge and tow boat vera
said to be at Torras and other gov
eminent boats were to be sent there.
The engineers said their reports of
the Torras situation did not indicate
any serious conditions were likely ia
develop.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
LARGECROWDS
COMING HERE
MARDI GRAS
Indications Point to Record
Gathering In Pensacola
For Carnival.
CROWDED TRAINS
COMING INTO CITY
Preparations Being Made to
Care For All the Visitors
During Celebration.

Not only win Pensacola this year
give the biggest and best Mardi Gras
celebration in its history but all in
dlcations point TO the largest crowda
ever to come to Pensacola for such an
occasion. Visitors are already arriv-
ing, all trains coming into the city
being crowded with strangers who
have come to spend the next few DAYS
in witnessing and participating in the
Carnival festivities.
Railroads, who have had reports
from their agents, anticipate excep-
tionally heavy travel to Pensacola
from today until Tuesday morning.
Yesterday and last night all trains
come to the city with capacity crowds,
many coming from distant points to
spend a few days with relatives and
there win be few homes in Pensacola
after Sunday that are not entertain
ing friends or relatives.
The P. & A. and Southern Alabama
divisions of the Louisville & Nashville
expect to double the number Of pas
sengers handled last year, while the
connecting lines Will deliver to them
hundreds Of passengers from points
on their lines.
Pensacola this year will draw
heavily from Mobile, for the reason
that it was not until few weeks ago
that the citizens of that city decided
to have a celebration this year conse-
quently that city has not had the time
to prepare for the occasion. Letters
received last night from Alabama
towns said the majority of the people
viii this year come to Pensacola, At
more reporting that most of those go-
ing from there will buy tickets for
Pensacola.
The Gulf, Florida & Alabama passes
through territory that will bring many
here who heretofore have had to 20 to
Mobile or else travel a considerable
distance to reach Pensacola. The
Deep Water Route has aided extern
sively in advertising the Carnival and
expects to bring packed trains into
the city.
Preparations to care for all the
visitors are being made. The commits
tee on hotels and accommodations
spent all of yesterday at work COM
piling list of all places where rooms
were available and today an informa-
ton bureau win be opened at the San
Carlos hotel, where visitors can get
this information, as well as points Of
interest to visit during their stay in
the city.
Hotels are endeavoring to make ar
rangements for caring for a larger
number of guests than ever before
and in many cots will be installed to
take care of the overflow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
LEVEES WEAKENING IN
NORTHERN PART OF LA.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans, March 8.-Apprehen-
sion was felt here today for inhabit-
ants in the neighborhoods of Torras
and Bayou Sara, at which towns
levees were last night reported to be
weakened as the result of the high
water conditions in northern Louis
lana.
Engineers for the last few days
have expressed concern over the con-
tinued high water stages in the
rivers of the northern section Of the
state. Fear of weakening in the
levees owing to the continued pres
sure and the battering of the wind
blown waters led to strengthening Of
numerous sections. Torras, it was
stated today, was one Of the sections
where extra precautions had been
taken. During the high water Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
Appdr11 Prize Ship
Case Is Brought to
a Definite Head
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Norfolk, Va, March 3.-John W.
Clifton, an international lawyer of
Washington, senior counsel for the
German government IN the Appam
prize ship case, accompanied by
Prince Hatzfelt, secretary of the Ger
man embassy, and Norwin R. Linde-
helm, of New York, reached Norfolk
today to confer with Hughes, Little
and Seawell, resident counsel in the
Appam case. The conference is for
the purpose Of fling pleadings to the
libel against the Appam as required
today under the rules of the federal
district court. The papers may be
filed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
hr &c Thousand
Die When French
Cruiser Sink S
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, March 3.-The French
ministry of marine announced
today that there were nearly four
thousand men aboard the French
auxiliary cruiser Provence when
she was sunk in the Mediter-
ranean on Feb. 26. Most of them
were members of the Third Co
lonial regiment.
1t had been announced previous
ly that eight hundred and sew
enty were saved when the cruiser
went down, so it is estimated that
more than three thousand lost
their lives, making the sinking
the greatest ocean disaster in his
tory. The loss in the Titanic sink
ing was fifteen hundred ninety
FIVE, the Lusitania loss was twelve
hundred and six.
The Provence was formerly
transatlantic liner and was
called Provence the Second, to dis
tinguish her from the French bat
tleship of the same name.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL
SOON BEFORE CONGRESS
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, March 3.-Congress
will have before it within the next
few days, possibly tomorrow, the first
of the national defense measures.
This was forecast today as result
of the rapid progress made on the
army bills in the house and senate
military committees. The house COM
mite reached a final agreement late
Yesterday afternoon on bill for an
increase in the army and the senate
committee planned to take a final vote
on its bill today. Steps already have
been taken to press the two measures
to an early conclusion in both houses.
The house bill, as finally approved,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

calls for an increase of the army to
a total peace strength Of approxim-
ately 100000 men. This would in
clude 10000 regulars, AS, 900
national guardsmen and about 100,-
900 federal volunteers.
The house naval committee after
listening all day yesterday to an en-
couraging report by Admiral frank
Fletcher, commander-in-c chief of the
Atlantic feet, on the condition and eff
ficiency of the nations sea forces, to-
day turned to consideration of the
bill authorizing officers OF the marine
corps TO accept employment in the
Haitien conStabulary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
Furious Fighting Occurs
Around the Village
of Doua1nont.
GERMANS FORCED
TO GIVE GROUND
East of Verdun Bonbard-
ments Are Violent
In Character.
81 Assoc1ATFp PRESS.

London, March 3.-Around the vii
lage of Douamont, recently captured
by the Germans who extended their
line to the south, the Germans were
forced to give way today before
vicious French counter attacks, which
regained a part of the terrain they
had lost. The fighting here Is pro-
ceeding undated from the region of
Malancourt, west of the Meuse, 20 the
Woevre section. East of Verdun the
bombardments are violent in charac-
ter. Several points used by the Ger
mans near Beaumont for assembling
attack on Verdun have been vigorous
ly shelled by the French.
The Germans admit the British re-
captured the position the Germans
took on February Id in the region of
Ypres. Artillery fighting continues
in Argonne and upper Alsace.
Quiet prevails on the Russian front.
Along the Austro-Italian front, in the
Isonzo river sector, bombardments
and small infantry attacks continue.
The Russians have captured the inn
portant town of Bitlis in the Lake
Van region of Turkish Armenia.
A Turkish Official report says the
coast Of District Alden viii come
under Turkish control as the result of
the British defeat near Dafiuch and
submission of Tribesr1en. The en-
gagement near Alden is denied here.
However, the British have occupied
the Sid Barani in western Egypt,
which has been in the hands of Sem
ussi tribesmen under Turkish officers
A German seaplane has been cap
tured off the Belgium coast while re-
turning from England. One occu-
pant was drowned and the other made
prisoner.
The halt in the determined German
offensive directed at the stronghold
has been attributed by many observ-
ers to the difficulties of terrain inter
fering with the movement Of heavy
artillery, by the concentrated fire of
which the crown princes armies
blasted their way through the outel
defenses.
Apparently the Germans now have
been able to bring up some at least
of their larger. pieces for the French
war Office has reported considerable
increase in the intensity of the fire
along the whole front at Verdun, both
to the north and northwest and in
the Woevre region to the east and
southeast.
The drives from these two sides
now renewed, are held TO indicate the
familiar German plan of rolling uT
the TANKS of position or using the
clawhammer jaws of the military ma
chine to get at the kernel of the nut
Significance may attach in this con.
nection to the development of heavy
bonbardment of the French positions
on La Mort Homme 1.-THE Dead MANI
This hin lies a mile and q half west
of the bend in the Mouse TO the north.
west of Verdun, from which it il
eight miles distant. Nc infantry at
tack on this flank position has yei
been reported, however, the renewa
of the assaults taking place in tht
Douaumort region, on the northeas
front, where the French last night re
ported a German repulse.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
Portuguese Flag
Been Hoisted on
German Steamers
nv ASSOCIATED rHUss.

London, March 3.-Lloyd's agent at
Bombay reports that the Portuguese
flag has been hoisted on all the Ger
man steamers lying at Mormugao,
and that the Germans who were
aboard have been informed at Panjim.
Panjim, or New Goa, is the capital
of the Portuguese colony of Goa, in
India. It was recently reported that
the Portuguese government after re-
questioning all the German and Aus
TRAN ships lying in Portuguese har-
bors, had given orders that all Teuton
vessels in the Portuguese colonies
should likewise be taken over and put
under the Portuguese flag.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
German Mines,
Reported Haze
Sunk DUN Ship
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

london, March 3.-The German
steamer Delta from Apenrade, Prus-
STA, is believed to have struck Ger
man mine field south of the sound and
foundered, according to dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Copenhagen. Wreckage from
the Delta was washed ashore.
The German steamer Delta was
built in 1905 at Rostock. She was of
2,775 gross tonnage and 291 feet long.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
Commerce
Raider Fires on
British Steamer
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Newport News, March 3d.
Captain Grifiths of the British
steamer Swift Wings, which ar
rived here tonight, reported his
vessel was fired on twice by a
two-funneled steamer six hun
dred miles off the Virginia capes
on February "a. Grifiths said
the steamer was about five miles
distant when she opened fire late
in the afternoon, but the Swift
Wings lost her in the dark.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
SETTLE DIFFERENCES

Nashville, Tenn, March 3.-Repub-
iican leaders who have been in con-
ference here seeking to settle party
differences reached an agreement last
night by agreeing on John ]. Gore Of
Gainesboro for national committee
man, and j. VIII Tsylor, of Jacksboro
for chairman - tn~ ate committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
PRESIDENT IS
SUSTAINED BY
SENATE SVOTE
Gore Resolution Is Tabled
BY Vote of Sixty Eight
to Fourteen.
HOUSE VOTES ON
QUESTION TODAY
Debate Which Followed Ac-
ton BY Senate Highly
Sensational.
az AgsoCTATTID PREss.

Washington, March 3.-FoIIowing
close on the action of the senate to-
day, which tabled the Gore resolution,
warning Americans off armed ships
by vote Of sixty-eight to fourteen,
the house foreign relations committee
voted seventeen to two this afternoon
to report the McLemore resolution in
the house tomorrow with a recon-
mendation that it be tabled. The Nc
Lemore resolution is similar to the
Gore resolution. It probably win be
voted on in the house the tomorrow
under special rule. The administra-
ton is confident of a victory.
The debate which followed the SEN
ate action today was sensational.
Lewis, the Democratic whip, pleaded
with senators for moderations in
their remarks. He said the Spanish
war could have been averted if con-
gress had taken action similar to that
of today.
Clarke, of Arkansas, who voted with
the majority, declared the action did
not represent the sentiment of the
senate. Fall, Republican, said the
senate's action had merely sent the
kaiser notice that the United States
senate will look upon his sinking of
an armed merchantmen and the death
OF Americans with some degree of
ragret, but, no action will he taken
against him.
Senators Kern, majority leader;
Lodge, the ranking Republican,; Hard
wick and Broussard supported the ac-
ton as supporting the president in
his demands that international law
prevail. The motion to table the Gore
resolution was made by James, of
Kentucky. All southern senators and
twenty-one Republicans voted with
the majority.
HAVE TALKED OF BREAK.
Although both Secretary Lansing
and Count Won Bernstorff have fatty
declined to comment upon the state
ments REGARDING the possibility of war
attributed TO President Wilson, it was
learned today that mention of the re-
suit of break of diplomatic relations
had been discussed quite casually and
informally by the secretary and the
ambassador late in January.
According to authoritative informa,
ton, the discussion came at a time
when Secretary Lansing informed tbs
ambassador exactly what kind of {
communication from Germany would
settle the Lusitania case in a man
ner satisfactory to the United States
The ambassador is said to have in
formed Mr., Lansing that he believed
his government might chance SONS
Of the expressions used in the docu
flnent which the secretary had indi
Gated would be acceptable. The
agreed that the ambassador shoul,
submit the document to his govern
aAent and see what changes it woull
suggest, which the ambassador did
At the same time, quite informally
he Is understood to have asked tn
secretary what ne thought would b
the ultimate result should German,
fail to meet the requirements of tn
United States.
Secretary Lansing, it is said, toll
the ambassador that in event of
complete disagreement on the sub
ject, the United States might
obliged to break off diplomatic rela
tions. The ambassador is reliabl
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
Require Big Bail
ofLv111arCharged
With Swin dino
BY AssocIATEp Press.

New York, March 3.-John Grant
Lyman, whose alleged stock swindles
are said to have Melted Kim several
hundreds of thousands Of dollars, was
held in 100000 bail today by United
States Judge Aston G. Dayton. Judge
Dayton stated that in view Of Ly-
mans previous ''elusive tendencies
he thought the sum quite reasonable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04
CELEBRATED FRENCH
TRAGEDIAN DEAD

Paris, March 3.-Jean Mounet-
Sully, the celebrated French tragedian
and dean of the Coincide Franchise.
is dead at the age of rs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

Dowagiac, Mich, March s.-Fairy
godmothers are not always young,
beautiful and very wealthy.
But Mrs. Dickinson H. Bishop,
who played fairy godmother to
young Philip Edgar Grant, Cornell
graduate, and member of a pron1i-
nent New York family, is lovely
enough to play Cinderella rather
than the godmother, and she has the
wealth of a princess.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

Mrs. Bishop was on her way to
Panama when she discovered the
steward in the steamer bathroom
was the son of a family friends
young chap who had strayed from
home and FALLEN from fortune. .
She urged him to return home and
give up the bathroom job. Mrs. Bishop
was divorced in January from Dicken-
son H. Bishop, the Dowagiac "stove
king" He settled on her 100000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

Fair Saturday and Sun.
nayi colder 81 penInsuiaP;
northwest winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, SO degrees; low
est, 4s degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-04

CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-22


doors and rob working men Of their
savings and make women go crazy.
Well, first Of all, it's because some
bankers are personally crooked.
"And the next big reason is that
the banker who wants to be crooked
has the help Of the big successful
banks of Chicago and the big down
state, banks. During my two terms
in the legislature every time a bill
came up to put control of banks in
the hands of the state it was beaten
by these forces"
This is the way John S. Burns,
state representative from the district
where the wrecked Silver bank did
business, looks at it. ''..
Fifteen bankers who were mem
bers Of the legislature were on the
banking committee" said Burns. cit
was in this committee that the bill
for state control of banks was killed
last session" -
After seeing Burns a Day Book
man went to three other members Of
the legislature. They all agreed with
Burns. A state senator said:
Promise not to quote me and I'll
tell you why private banks go right
on robbing the people"
"You say it and won't quote"
said the reporter.
Everybody knows these little pri-
vate banks running in Chicago and
Cook county are feeders for the big
Chicago banks" said the senator.
eve tried to~put through a bill pro-
viding for incorporation Of all pri-
vate banks and financial responsible
ity of directors. Downstate private
banks were all against it. They were
joined by the big banks of Chicago.
They don't want state supervision.
"All this is important" said the re-
porter. why can't we quote your"
You mustn't quote me. Not a
word T. might want some money
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-22

/ OCA4dIO4O OIICl6Ou anu balQWlLl
were in the corporation counsePs
kofice in the City Hall. Their views
on the busted Silver bank ran like
| this:
The Thon bill in the last Iegis-
lat1ve session called for every private
Dank to come under. supervision of
the state bank examiners DEPART
ment All books and accounts in
every bank in Illinois would be
thrown open to public scrutiny. The
doWnstate bankers were a unit
against this legislation.
If you want to start a bank to-
day all you need is a brokerage GER
tifcate costing sos. You don't need
to incorporate nor show good char
acter nor physique. In fact, it's cas-
Ter to start business as a banker than
to get onto the police force. To be-
come'a policeman you must at least
know enough to pass a civil service
examination and a surgeons scru-
tiny. But you can start a bank
without any examination or test of
any sort. All you need is furniture
anu a sign.
Both Ettelson and Baldwin say it's
been a desperate battle to get bills
for banking control out of Commit
tees for final votes and the power of
doWnnstate bankers stops any
changes for better in present condi-
tons.
I would like to see bank deposits
made as safe as Torrens land titles"
said County Recorder, Joe Connery.
In the same way that Cook county
now stands behind land titles and
guarantees their validity, there ought
to be some governmental power
standing behind bank deposits and
it absolutely safe for work.
ing people to place their money in
private banks. In justice to people
who wish to save their money there
ought to be some plan to make saw