davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-01

Considering hts past deiin-
Quencies. do you believe that
Alan Wayne has . moral right
even to hope for CLIENTS hand In
marriage? VIM this fine. clean
Girl look on Alan with favorr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
RUSE WORKED
To GET WHITE
MANFROMJA|L
Believed Three Unknown
Parties Were Friends of
Prisoner Spirited Away
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Hiawassee, Ca, Jan. 29.-Three
men who took Jake Barring, a white
man from the Jail here and told
Sheriff Frank Foster they intended to
lynch him were Baring's friends, in
the opinion of Town Marshal A. T.
Barns Barns stated today that the
theory of lynching had been aban-
doned and that officers, including
Sheriff Foster, were out looking for
Bearing.
''Three men rode up to the Jail
Thursday night on horses, covered
Sheriff Foster with their guns when
he came to the door, got Barring and
rode off into the mountains with him"
Marshal Barns said. "The proceeding
did not bear evidence of a lynching
party and we are looking for Barring
rather than his body. The men just
wanted to throw US of the track by
their statement that they would lynch
the prisoner"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
COMES
TO PENSACOLA
ON MARCH 1ST
Great Corn1noner VIII Speak
Under Auspices of High
School Lyceum
MAY DELIVER HIS J.
PEACE LECTURE
Lycelun Secures Promise
From Col. Bryan That He
VIII Fill the Date
MAY DELIVER HIS !.
PEACE LECTURE

William Jennings Bryan will lecture
in Pensacola on Wednesday, March 1.
This became practically assured yes
terday when letter was received from
the Great Commoner stating that he
would visit Pensacola on that date
and speak under the auspices of the
High School Lyceun.
That the efforts Of the Iyceum 10
secure Mr.. Bryan to fill one of the
dates here were finally successful is
most satisfactory to Prof. Tyler and
others who have been handling the
lyceum during the season. They were
especially anxious for the Great
Commoner to visit the city, because
Pensacola people, ever since it was
first mentioned that there was a pos
sibility of securing him, have be-
sieged those connected with lyceum
with inquiries regarding bis probable
visit.
While Mr.. Bryan's subject for the
Pensacola lecture is not yet known
it 10 quite probable that he will speak
on universal peace, and in opposition
to national preparedness, as he is
much interested in these matters and
has been devoting practically all OF
his time to them ds1ifAg. the past few
months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
ONSLAUGHT Of
THE GERMANS
ISSUCCESSF Ill
Capture of French Guns,
Trenches and Thousand
Prisoners Reported
~ AssoCTATED PREss.

Berlin, Jan. 29.-The capture of
1000 yards of French positions south
of the Somme by German troops was
announced today by army headquar-
ters. Prisoners to the number of 927
and thirteen machine guns were
taken.
The thousand yards of positions
taken were south of the village Of
Frise, which also was captured by the
Germans.
Northeast Of Melville the Germans
storned trenches along a front of
about 1,700 yards, capturing twenty
seven prisoners and nine machine
guns.
The text Of the statement reads:
western front: To the northwest
of the farm of Laevolie, northeast
of Neuville, German troops stormed
fifteen hundred yards of the enemy's
trenches, taking prisoner 237 men, in
GLIDING one officer and capturing nine
machine guns.
Several French attacks against
the position Melville, recently taken
by the Germans, broke down, but the
enemy succeeded in occupying the
second mine crater.
sIn the western section OF Saint
Laurel, near Arras, the Germans
stormed and took from the French
group of houses.
sSouth of the Somne, che Germans
conquered the village of Frise ana
900 yards of the position connected
with it to the southwark. The Ger
mans took - officers and OPT French
soldiers, all unwounded, and captured
10 machine guns and four mine
TN the Champagne there were lev
~ artillery and mine engagements
"On Combre's Heights, a French
mine did only slight damage to the
advanced German trenches. The enc
my was forced to withdraw after max
ing an attempt TO occupy thee rater.
The enemy's losses were heavy.
South of Apremont, to the east of
the Mouse, an enemy aeroplane was
shot down by German artillery. The
pilot was killed and the observer
severely injured.
"Only slight damage was done IN
the enemy air attack against Fret
burg on the night of January %. One
soldier and two civilians were in
jured.
eastern front: several Russian at
tacks were repuIsed by Austro- Hun
garian vanguards near Berestiany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
Floods Sweeping San Luis
Rey and San Pasqual
Valleys, California -
FIFTY ARE LOST IN
OTAY VALLEY ALONE
San Pasqual Wiped Out,
Nothing Heard From
Many Other Towns
az AssoCIATEp PRESS

San Diego, Calf, Jan. 2S.-With
the death toll in the Otay valley SEEM
ingly established at fifty, due to
floods, cloudburst and bursting of the
lower Otay river dam, reports reached
here tonight of the floods sweeping
San Luis Rey and San Pasqual val
leys, more than doubling the loss of
life.
San Diego is unchanged. Seven
teen bodies swept down the Otay were
taken from the bay here tonight.
Many were reported injured at Tilxu-
ana and Hot Springs, where a hotel
collapsed.
The town Of San PasquaI is said to
have been wiped out by cloudburst
and nothing has been heard from San
Luis Rey or Oceanside IN the path Of
the San Luis river, as all communica-
tions are gone.
A relief expedition in launches
from the United States feet IN San
Diego harbor has started for Otay.
1900, 0OO, 900 GALLONS LOOSED.
When the lower dam or the South
ern California Mountain Water Com
pany broke late Thursday, it released
flood of eleven billion gallons of
water into the populous valley, which
lies just south Of here, devastating an
area fifteen miles long and two miles
wide. The property damage, it is be-
lieved, will reach 81 ,000, 900. Another
dam continues today near the break
ing point, threatening additional ruin
to the valley.
Scores of persons are reported
missing and If is believed that num-
Der of bodies were carried out to sea.
Rescue parties are striving TO reach
the scene, approach to which is ex-
tremely difficult, owing to swollen
streams and the fact that all of the
bridges between San Esego and the
little valley have been carried away
by the flood waters of the last two
weeks. AL roads are virtually inn
passable.
Hundreds Of families cut off from
communication from the outside
world are believed to be threatened
with food famine. Suffering among
the homeless is said to be intense,
and plans are being made here to
send relief supplies into the flooded
district as soon as possible.
One report stated that twenty-five
Japanese men, women and children
were among the drowned.
Twenty-Five farm houses are known
to have been carried away by the
waters.
The heavy rain during the last two
days filled the lower Otay dam for
the first time in its history. Realizing
the dam was weakening under the
great pressure Of water, warning was
sent to people in the valley to nee
for their lives.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
COURT SEEKS
TO EXPEDITE.
M0HR TRIAL
Prisoner Under Redirect
Examination, Finally Al
lowed to Leave Stand
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 29.-In order
to expedite the trial of Elizabeth r.
Mohr, Cecil Brown and Henry n.
Spellman, for the murder Of Or.
Franklin G. Mohr, the court omitted
the usual Saturday recess and held a
forenoon session today.
Mrs. Mohr, whose Cross exannina-
ton was concluded yesterday, came
under redirect examination today.
On re-cross examination, Attorney
General Rice asked Mrs. Mohr:
"What did your husband mean when
he wrote to Mr.. Sullivan I am not
in the mud-slinging business q"
81 don't know
what did he mean when he wrote,
4 write in the defense Of a good
woman at present. Did he mean you
were not a good woman before z"
mo, sir; / was always q good girl
and mother"
She admitted that at the time the
letter was written she was not living
with her husband, but was with her
mother in Taunton.
'Did you say that You had made q
man of him and that every one knew
TT"
'rYes, the doctor always said / made
q man Of him and he told hundreds
about It."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
Too Many Boys
w ant to Become
III umnn Flies
For This Reason Career of
Human Fly In Pen
sacola Is Terminated

Too many Pensacola youths want
to become Human Flies" For this
reason the career of the Human
Fly was abruptly terminated by the
police department yesterday afternoon
when he started TO walk up the wall
of the five-story Thiesen building.
The police said he was setting bad
example and that his antics might
lead to some youngster breaking his
neck.
The Human Fly" was first sched-
uled to walk down the side of the
American National bank building, but
the bank officials failed to o. x. the
stunt. The reason became known
yesterday. The Human fly had
walked up the side of the building a
few days before and thousands of
youngsters saw him. Since that time
the bank has been compelled to en-
ploy 9 watchman to drive away the
aspiring young Human Flies" who
have been trying to duplicate the
feat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
No LIMIT PUT
On GERMANY
SAYS LANSING
He Denies That The U. S.
Gives Germany Time for
Definite Answer
"a ASSOCIATED PRrss.

washington, Jan. Z9.-Secretary
Lansing today denied published re
ports that the United States had Civ
en- Germany until February fifth to
make a definite answer on whether
it intends to disavow the sinking of
the Lusitania.
At the state department it was de-
cIared that the Lusitania negotiations
remain just where they stood early
in the week, when Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador.
transmitted to Berlin a new draft of
the proposed agreement which am
bodied all the points for which the
United States contends.
There could be now new move of
ficials declared. until the German for
eign office had passed upon it. The
new draft was made by Count Won
Bernstorff Immediately ater a con
ference with Secretary Lansing and
is understood to provide that Ger
many shall disayow the destruction
of the ship and acknowledge the
rights OF the neutrais who were lost
ms a matter of law. On this point
the state department is understood to
be very firm
Secretary Lansing merely fatty
denied that any date had been set as
the limit for Germans reply. Other
state department officials declared
they had no Indication OF when they
would hear from Berlin.
While all officials are declining 10
discuss the Lusitania aegotiations,
the impression pervails among those
who are in position to know of the
progress of the exchanges that Ger
many has been informed that the
United States wants the controversy
settled without unnecessary delay.
The continued failure to close up
negotiations might be construed. it
was said, as surrounding the situa-
ton with degree Of seriousness
which however could not be described
as critical.
Count Won Benstorff in his last
communication to Berlinis believed to
have informed his government that
the state department was pressing
for a prompt settlement
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
GERMAN DRIVE AGAINST
FRENCH IS SUCCESSFUL
Capture Village, 1000 Yards
of Trenches and Many
Prisoners
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Jan. 29.-The Germans
newest offensive on the western front,
south of the river Somnne and north
east Of Melville in the Artois region,
according to Berlin, has resulted in
the capture of the village of Frise,
one thousand yards Of trenches south
of it, gains Of half a mile Of front
near Neuville and the capture more
than a thousand prisoners and twen-
ty-two machine guns.
The French say, however, that the
Germans attacks failed except on the
bank of the Somme, where q French
detachment was driven out Of the vii
lage of FTise. Paris asserts some of
the trenches lost have been regained.
The French account apparently refers
to the operations mentioned BY Berlin
as taking place near Melville.
Petrograd reports the advance Of
the Russian column Trans Caucasus
army south Of Hamadan and insist
the Russian success there brings the
Muscovites within q short distance Of
the British operating in Mesopotamia.
Although mountainous country in
tervenes the Turks are said to be pre-
pairing against such an eventuality.
Vienna declares calm prevails in
Montenegro and reports the Austrians
have captured the Albanian towns Of
Alessio and San Giovanni di Media
on the Adriatic. Only desultory en-
gagements are reported from the
Austro- Russian front.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
TOLD SHERIFF PRISONER
WAS TO BE LYNCHED.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 29.-Three arm
ed men entered the jail at Hiawassee,
the county seat of Hiawsssee county
situated Ia the remote mountainous
section Of the northern part of Geor-
gia. Thursday night and took away
with them Jacob Barring, white
man. who they said they intended 20
lynch. All lines Of communication
into the little town were cut and
the situation did not become generally
known until mail advices reached
Atlanta this morning. The letter was
dated Friday and stated that at that
time no trace of Barring had been
found.
According to the story of Sheriff
Frank Foster, as related in the letter,
three men knocked at the jail door
late at night. The sheriff answered
the summons when three pistols were
Ieveled at him and he was command
ed to give over the cell keys Foster
Is accredited with saying that the
men quickly got Barring and then
locked him (Foster) IL the cell. i
was half an hour, according to the
story attributed to' the sheriff before
his cries brought assistance and he
was liberated. He then found that
all wire communication into the town
had been cut g
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
PARISIS RATDED
BY ZEPPELINS
AT MIDNIGHT
q AssocIATEp PREss.

Paris, Jan "a Zeppelin
raided Paris tonight at midnight.
Ten bombs were dropped, killing
ten and iniuring thirty persons.
The city was darkened in antici-
patton of the attack and trumpet
ers are now sounding the alarm.
Several aeroplanes are respond
ing to the attack.
London, Jan. ga Reuters
dispatch from Paris says there
were several victims and much
property damage when ZeppeIins
dropped bombs on Paris tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
Literary Test
In Immigration
Bill Not Severe
~ AssocIATEp PREss.

Washington, Jan. 29.-With the
presentation in the house today of the
Burnett immigration bill containing
a modified literacy test and drastic
restrictions against the immigration
of Asiatics, advocates of the measure
were prepared to press for its pas
sage.
AS perfected in the committee, the
bills 1iteracy test would not apply to
persons coming to this country to es-
cape religious persecution. The ex-
clusion section is calculated to ex-
tend to Japanese and Hindu laborers
the immigration restrictions now in
effect against the Chfnene.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
{. PENSACOLA
ROAD
TOSTARTSO
Residents and Citizens Are
Understood to be Behind
the Project
TO COST OVER
THIRTY THOUSAND
Cars Ceased Running I've
Years Ago With Failure
of Investment Co.
TO COST OVER
THIRTY THOUSAND

Preparation are being made 20
resume traffic on the Magnolia Bluff
or East Pensacola Heights street enr
line. This was learned yesterday ar
ernOon and indications are that ar-
rangements viii be completed and
cars placed in operation in all prob
ability within the course Of the next
few weeks.
The Pensacola Electric Company
has no connection with the operation
Of the road, excepting to lease cars 20
those who are forwarding the move
ment. These are understood 10 Be
residents Of East Pensacola Heights
and a number who own much prop-
erty m their beautiful section.
The construction OF the road, in
Guiding the bridge, cost over thirty
thousand dollars and sincs the fall
ure of the Pensacola Investment
Company almost two years ago no
cars have been operated over the line.
Since then citizens who have beauti-
full homes IA that section have been
compelled to foot II to Sixteenth ave-
nue., or else have other methods Of
reaching the city.
To resume operations would mean
much TO that section az the city, not
only across the bayou in East PEN
sacola heights, but at that section
lying between Sixteenth avenue and
the bayou, many Of whom built hand
some homes because a street car line
was available making connection az
the intersection of Sixteenth avenue
and Cervantes street with the East
Hill line.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
Pensacola Men Haze Excellent
Regulations; She Would Like
To Secure One for a Husband

Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. o.
Editor Pensacola Journa
writing help finding husband down
doesn't need
ing fairly goodlooking with positively teeth
am widow; white 81 DID, feet inches TALL 125 pounds
in matters and loving
girl, who years
Photographs If
Dear
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanking advance, to remain,
respectfully,
M BROWN.
CareI sden, Department {.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
Italian Liners
Are Armed For
Defense Alone

Washington, Jan. 29.-Italy has
given assurances that the guns
mounted on the liner Verona are for
defense purposes only and the state
department today advised the treas
ury department that there was no
objection to permitting the liner to
clear.
The New York custom authorities
were instructed to clear the ship. No
decision has been reached as to the
Italian liner America which also has
guns, but she viii be permitted to
sail If the same assurances are given.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
SnouU 81 Inches
Deep and 1t Is
Still A-F0lli11g
- AssocIArED PREss-

Duluth, Mimi, January 29.-Since
January I, thirty-one inches of snow
has fallen in Duluth, breaking all rec
ords. It has been showing steadily
for three days here and the street
car system is tied up
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
CLEARING HOUSE BANKS
HOLD LARGE RESERVE

New York, Jan. 29.-The statement
of the clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week shows that
they hold SIT, S1,740 reserve in ex-
cess of legal requirement. This is
decrease Of $3,112,s70 from last week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
BOY INSANE,
KILLS TWO,
ENDS LIFE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Alexandra, La, Jan. 29.-Bry-
an David, believed to have gone
suddenly insane, entered q house
here today, shot and killed Mrs.
Daniel n. Mann, as she lay in
bed, and her six-year-old daugh-
ter and killed himself by swallow
ing poison
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
ARGENTINA IMPORTS
SHOW A DECREASE

Buenos Aires, Jan. 29.-Ofacial
statistics Of the foreign trade Of Ar
gentina in 1915 show imports Of $685.
892 900; exports $558, 280, 900; imports
decreased 81, 900 900; exports In
creased sos. 900. 900.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
FAVORED
Appropriation
to Fight Carker
- AseoCIATEp -.

Washington, Jan. 29s--Ihe senate
today approved an appropriation Of
$300,OO0 to be used in fighting the
citrus canker. It already has the ap-
prevail Of the house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30
Three Persons
Killed: Thousands
Property are Lost
~ AssocIATEn pREss

Drumright, Okla, Jan. 29.-Three
persons were killed and property
damage estimated at 500, 900 resulted
from fire which swept two blocks
of the business district here early to-
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-30

Continued on Page Two.l
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
The Peaks Of the Rockies

The most attractive railroad publication
that has appeared SO far this season is sThe
Peaks of the Rockies" being distributed by
the DenYer & Rio Grande railroad. A beauti-
full cover, designed by that well known art
list, Paul Gregg, breathes of the snow-clad
heights of the mountain-land. The text Is
By the gifted descriptive writer, Edwin l..
Sabin. One Of the most interesting and val
liable features of the publication is list Of
the various mountain ranges in Colorado.
Utah and New Mexico and the individual
peaks of which they are composed, all most
carefully compiled by the railroad company
and checked by the Colorado Mountain club
The names, locations and attitudes of 155
mountains ranging from 10000 to 14,403 feet
are given. This table is of especial interest
in connection with the following statement
recently made BY Enos A. Mills, the noted
Colorado naturalist and writer: Colorado
1000 peaks manned and unnamed) that
rise more than two miles into the sky.
About $50 of these reach up beyond 10000
fee tin altitude, There are more than twice
as many meaks Of $4,000 feet in Colorado
as in all the other states of the Union The
book is entirely devoted to the Rockies and
contains matter Of appealing interest to the
mountain climber. The book is embellished
with 3S illustration Of the more prominent
peaks.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
HOUSE
sy VAL MASON. b IvDoE

am seated in the cowshed, for my ener
getic spouse, with her m0ps and such appli'
4Rpcesg Is busy cleaning house.
I'm a melancholy exile, tin her grewsOme
task Is done; ! am seated In the cewahed-
other refuge have ! none. oh, the annual
housescleaning-Who Invented such q
schemeg There are soapsuds in the parlpr
and the hall Is full of steam; there are pools
|of liquid water scattered over all the floors,
and the w0menfolk are scrubhing all the
windows and the doors.
When the soapfest isn't going, I've some
standing in my homer I'm as b0gsy and i'm
portant as a senator of Rome, and the WON
en- pay attention to the pregnant things ]
say, and / seem the fount of wisdom when
my larynx is in play. IN my little stucco
mansion I'm the giyer of the laws, I'm ex-
FOUNDER Of the statutes, just as Colonel
Moses was.
Bnt when spring again is with us, after
Winters three-months' souse. and the women
.f6lk get busy at their cleaning OF the house,
the legal lord and master, much resemble
TO the mob Of married gents. ! am banished
from the parloE, am exiled from my den;
till they're done with suds and water ! can't
use the house again.
am seated in the eowshed, eating. cold
and elammy beans, and I'm signing TOT my
slippers and my pipe and magazines. And
the COW IL looking at me. as she eheWs the
wholesome hay; being dumb, she cannot
prattle, but her actions seems 10 say, oh,
such language as you're using every moral
cTltter scornss and your pyrotechnie cuss-
words give me fantods In my hoFnsi'
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
High Cost Of Unpreparedness
lThomas y. LOGAN IN Leglle's.l

(rhomas L. Logan in Leslie's.)
II the enlarged naval program had been
undertaken at the beginning Of the Euro
pean war, millions of dollars would have
been saved in the construction charges,
Prices have now gone up all along the line,
in some instances 100 per cent. Even the
loss in dollars is not the only penalty that
the nation must pay for its appropriateness.
Replies to inquiries sent out by Chairman
Padgett of the house naval affairs commit
tee to private and public ~shipyards in the
United States show that the yards of Meth,
et+ class are in a position to begin work on
the enlarged naval program at the present
time. The replies show the inability of
American shipyards to complete the naval
program Of this congress in less than three
years, unless an emergency should arise,
when the ship-builders would lay aside pri-
waite work and try to complete the program
in " years. 1t is doubtful, however.
whether any foreign nation, about to begin
war against the United States, would deter
hostilities until the United States could get
ready.