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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
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RAIDER WHILE
ON HIGH SEAS
Mysterious Wireless Mes
sages Tell of Operations
of Strange Ship.
By 4 ..yoclArE11 pRF,ss.


New York, Feb. 29.--Wireless
warnings that German commerce
raider, possibly accompanied by con-
sorts, was attacking shipping in the
Atlantic, were received by the Stand
ard Oil tanker Communipaw which
arrived here today from Algiers.
The first message was received Feb
ruary II and was partly III code. 1t
read: "Abmb calling Caaw and re-
ported being chased by a suspicious
ship which she believes to be a Ger
man raider. Position Web and WINK.
Course west"
The Communipaw was some miles
south of the Azores when this mes
sage was received. At noon a second
message apparently from the same
ship said: ALTERED course to Wpy
and Nina"
The third and most significant mes
sage was received about O'Clock that
evening. It's text was: German
steamer is attacking shipping in the
Atlantic and may be assisted by cap
tured vessels which she armed. De-
scription 5000 tons, speed fifteen
knots, combination freight and pas
senger steamer. Carries two guns and
is posing as neutral"
Last December it was reported that
the communipaw had been attacked
and sunk by a submarine in the Medi-
terranean.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
must EQUIP
.ARSENALS Of
THIS COUNTRY
Representative Tilson Urges
Preparation of Factories
For War.
OUTPUT UNFIT FOR
AMERICAN GUNS
Plants Must Be Converted
Quickly to Government
/ Standards.
sPECTAL 70 THE JoURNAI.

Washington, Feb. 29.-Backing his
with exhibits from various
Rrsenals, Representative Tilson adj
dressed the house military committee
today, urging the passage of his
bill recently introduced to provide for
the manufacture of special tools to
make changes in the privately owned
plants so these can be converted
quickly to government standards in
case of war.
While this, he said would cost
nearly twenty million, not one of the
hundreds Of plants now making mu-
nitions at present were prepared TO
make weapons needed by the Ameri-
can navy and the country could not
be supplied within q year with guns
and ammunitions for q single battle.
Action In both house and senate
committees today brought the army
bills to such shape that they are ex-
pected to be introduced in both houses
next week. Senate today agreed to
include the liberalization of the ma
tional guard in its plan following the
action of the house. Both viii in
clude an increase in the regular force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
Many Germans
L1h-ed Into Death
Trap by French

Paris, Feb. 29.-"Do you know
about the trick we played on the Ger
mans on Caures wood ?" was the
question with which French soldier
who had been in the Verdun fighting
introduced today his account of an
incident at the front.
'Well to the north Of Verdun." he
continued, "a little beyond Beaumont
lies Caures wood. 1t was a point
to which the Germans devoted spe-
cial attention and therefore every
thing was done to give them as good
reception as possible.
While our infantry on the fringe
of the wood held off the enemy a
lieutenant of engineers and his men
made their final preparations in the
wood, which had been carefully mined
beforehand. When all was ready, the
infantry fell back and the Germans
convinced that our men were boiling,
tore after them in the woods, yelling
exultantly.
when the last Frenchman vas
safely out Of the wood on the other
side, some one posted near Beaumont
pressed button. There was heavy
boom, and trees mingled with bodies
shot into the air"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
Angry at Congress, lie Calls
For Vote on Armed
Ship Question.
SUMMONS LEADERS
TO WHITE HOUSE
Cannot Conduct tIegotia-
tons With Congress Weak
ening His Position.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Feb. 29.-President
Wilson decided today that he cannot
proceed with the German negotiations
while dissension in congress weakens
his position before the world, so he
called for showdown on the pend
ing proposals to warn Americans off
armed merchantmen. Making clear
that he considers the president and
not congress is charged with the con-
duct u the United States foreign af-
fairs. = wrote Representative Pou,
acting chairman of the house rules
committee, asking him to provide
means for bringing agitation on the
floor of the house for full discus
sion an dvote. Later he summoned
Senator Stone and Representative
Flood, of the foreign relations COM
nfittees, and Senator Kern, senate ma
jority leader, to conference at the
White House tomorrow, at which he
will request that one Of the various
pending resolutions be acted on in
both houses.
Administration leaders, now conf
dent of the support of the Republi-
cans, are sure of their position to end
all agitation with vote of condolences
for Wilson.
Dispatches from Berlin and Vienna
indicate that the agitation has been
received there as a sign that the pres.
ident will not have the support of his
own party and there was an immedi-
ate stiffening of Germany's determ-
ination not to recede from the an
nounced purpose to sink armed mer-
chantmen, despite the presidents re-
iteration that the practice is contrary
to international law. The presidents
decision was the result of a cabinet
meeting today.
While grave concern is felt over
Germany's new submarine procedure
which becomes effective at midnight
it is believed the German command
ers have been instructed to make sure
if Americans are aboard the ships and
not to sink tbs liners unless sure
they are armed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
NEW ORLEANS MEN AT
HEAD OF REVOLUTION
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans, Feb. 20.-Secret
agents of Nicaragua today were said
to be investigating reports Of an al
legged revolutionary plot being fer
mented in New Orleans against the
government of Nicaragua, the pur-
pose of which was said to be to pre-
vent the ratification by the Central
American republic of the proposed
new treaty with the United States.
According TO the reports, a clique of
so-called "outs" from Central Amer
lea now living in this country and
who were alleged to have been identi-
fed with Latin-Anerican disturb
ances in the past, are connected with
the alleged conspiracy.
The plot was said TO include an
offer Of $4,000 for promotion Of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

New York, Feb. 29.-Orders ag-
gregating four million tons, valued
at $240,000,0O0 have been placed in
the steel market since january /, and
the crest of the boom has not yet
been reached, according to statements
made here today by leaders in the
industry.
The orders placed in the last two
months indicate profits to the mills
Of $80,000,000. Even this tremendous
tide of prosperity, it is declared, viii
be surpassed this year. It viii be
surpassed this year.
It is pointed out that prices have
advanced S. and SO since New
Years day and further advances are
looked for.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
100000 TONS OF STEEL
ORDERED SINCE JAN. 1
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

ED PRESS.
1t is estimated that since January
1, contracts for railroad equipment
and fer steamships calling for 900,-
600 tons of steel at cost of $780,
100000 for construction have been
let.
In the shipbuiiding industry every
American yard is said to be engaged
to its fullest capacity for several
years. Orders have been placed for
43 boats since January 1, and 3S4
ships are already under contract, -275
for the merchant marine and So for
the United States government.
February's sales of war munitions
are estimated at $4,000 tons for di-
rect export and total war sales since
the first of the year at coo, 900 tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

Washington, Feb. 29.-What viii
congress do with 100000 worth of
valuable land, covered with 10, 000,-
100000 board feet of valuable tim
Der, which the supreme court has de-
cided belongs to the people of the
United STATUS.
The question is raised by proposed
Legislation to settle q suit brought
against the Oregon and California
railroad by the government to re-
cover the land granted so years ago.
The grant runs north and south,
paralleling the o. & G. in Western
Oregon 1.-THE road is now subsidiary
of the Southern Pacific.) It is 200
miles long. so miles wide, and con-
tains 2,40o,000 acres of land. The
original grant provided that the COM
pany sell the lands at $3.50 an acre.
The company violated this provision
and sold at higher prices. The grant
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
Whole Length of
German Front Is
Scene of Activity
NJ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Petrograd, Feb. 29.-Announcement
was made semi-officially today that
tremendous activity has been observed
over the whole length Of the German
front in the east. There are various
indications that spring viii see an
other great effort by the Germans.
Enormous quantities Of incendiary
and explosive bombs have been col
lected by the Germans. Another fea-
ture of these preparations is the
bringing up of apparatus for aerial
warfare of an increasing scale. Aero
dromes are being enlarged and great
numbers of aeroplanes forwarded
from Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

scheme and for the assassination Of
Adolfo Diaz, president Of Nicaragua,
if that were necessary. There were
rumors that agents delegated to car
ry out the plans of the alleged clique
had left this city for Nicaragua. Pri-
vate information here was that a
double guard was being maintained
about the Royal Palace at M&nagua
as a result Of the reports from this
city
Tt was said certain persons sus-
pected Of connection with the report
ed conspiracy were strongly opposed
to the ratification Of the Nicaraguan
treaty because they feared privileges
given by it II the United States
wosIld mean an end to revolutionary
activities Ia Central america.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
Body of Henry
James, Novelist
ToBe Cre1nated
BY AssoCIATEi, PRESS.

London, Feb. 29.-The body of
Henry James, the novelist, who died
yesterday, viii be cremated. The
funeral service will be held Friday at
Chelsea, Old church, an historical
church near his residence. The place
of interment of the ashes has not been
decided.
With Mr.. James when he died were
his sister in law, Mrs. William James,
and his niece, Mrs. Margaret James,
both of Cambridge, Mass.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

1E JOOhNALS
includes all the odd sections along
the right of way. The supreme court
directed congress to say what should
be done with the lands.
Senator Chamberlain proposes to
divide the lands into three classes
mineral, timber and agricultural
dispose of the first under the mineral
laws, sell the timber from the second
class, and to dispose of the agricul-
tural lands and the tirnbered lands
after the timber is cut off, under the
homestead laws. The result would be
to destroy most of the lands as forest
land, and pass it into private owner
ship.
The logical thing would be to place
the land in national forests which
border the grant on each side. throw
ing open only the land chiefly valu-
able for agriculture under the forest
homestead provisions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
STORM IN WEST GULF
STATES PASSES TO SEA

Washington, Feb. 29.-The storm
that was over the west gulf states
yesterday morning, moved rapidly
east and today was passing off the
South Atlantic coast, the weather bu-
reau announced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
Family of SeUer1
Burned to Death
In a Farm House
BIT ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Taloga, Okla, Feb. 29.-The bodies
of seven persons were found early
this morning in the ruins of a farm
house which burned some time during
last night, six mses northwest of
here. The dead have been identified
as NJ. Greed, the occupant OF the
house, his wife, three children and
his three brothers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
6 Miners Dead,
20 Buried By
Late Explosion
q AssOC1ATEp PRrss.

Cumberland, Nd, Feb. 29.-Six
miners were reported dead and TWEEN
ty buried by an explosion in the mine
of the Davis Coal and Coke Company
at Kempton, w. Va, near here to-
day. Large forces Of volunteers are
trying to save the entombed men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
COMPLAIN OF L. & n.
RATE ON COAL FROM MINE

Washington, Feb. 29.-The Nash
vile traffic bureau today complained
to the interstate commerce commas
sion that the rates Of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad on coal froEn mines
in western Kentucky to Nashville are
unjust and unreasonable insofar as
they exceed sc csSE ten.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
IS
FOR BIC
CELEBRATION
Carnival Committees Report
All Ready to Enter
the Parades.
DECORATING BEGINS
ON FRIDAY MORNING
War Department Gives Per-
mission For Troops at Bar
rancas to Take Part.

Everything is in readiness for PEN
sacola's big carnival celebration next
week. The various committee of the
Carnival Association, which have been
at work for months, reported to the
directors yesterday afternoon that
their work had practically been COM
pleted, and each of the parades could
be moved on twelve hours notice.
The Phunmakers are also up with
their work and could put on their
great comic parade tonight if it was
necessary.
Decorators win begin their work
Friday morning so as to have the
city in gala attire before Sunday.
Not only viii clusters of lights be
run across the streets, to give per-
feet illumination, but the association
viii decorate the streets with bunting
and flags, so the city will be better
decorated and illuminated than ever
before.
A communication received from the
war department yesterday gave per-
mission for the troops at Fort Bar
rancas to participate in the parade on
arrival Of King Priscus Seventeenth
next Monday at noon. President
Blocker appointed a committee COM
posed of e. R. Malone, Geo. Fl. Her
vey, C. z. D0bson. T. ]. Hanlon and
iB. S. Hancock 10 call on the COM
handing officer at Barrancas this
nnorning and confer with him regard
ing the troops, as we'll as to call on
/ the commanding officer of the naval
vessels in port and request that as
many of the naval force as is possible
4 be permitted to take part in this pa
[ triotic celebration.
( BIG AUTO PARADE.
Fifty city automobiles already have
been entered in the big automobile
parade, which occurs Tuesday after
noon. A large number of out-of-
town cars are also expected in this
parade. The committee desired to
have every auto owner in the city in
this parade and to this end will be
glad to confer with owners. S. T.
McAdams Is chairman Of the com
mittee. 1t is the desire to make the
decorated automobile parade one of
the real big features Of this years
celebration.
In order to accommodate the large
number of visitors to the city, many
of whom are already arriving, the
association will open an information
bureau in the vacant office just north
of the L. & N. city ticket office in
the San Carlos hotel. The use of
this has been granted by the Pensa-
cola News, which has It leased at
present.
The Louisville & Nashville. through
Division PASSENGER AGENT Mann, an
nounced yesterday that special trains
will be run out Of the city on Tuesday
night to accommodate visitors. desir-
ing to return to their homes on the
Up. & A. railroad. Trains coming Il
the city from over the P. & A. also
! viii be run IN two sections to &C.
commodate the crowds that it i:
known viii come here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

Society buds do not knit the socks
or carve the toys or mold the brass
ornaments Mrs. William Astor Chan
Ter of New York is selling this week
for the benefit of French soldiers.
Every article was made by the mutt
lated soldiers convalescing in French
hospitals. The funds win be returned
to the soldiers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01
Grover G. Warn
Is Murdered By
Mexican Rebels
Was a Relative of w. w.
Warn, Formerly Re
siding in Pensacola.
By ASSOCIATED Press.


Washington, Feb. 29.-Grover C.
Warn, of Valdosta, Ga, was murdered
by Villa bandits at the ranch of his
father, J. z. Warn, twenty-five miles
north Of Durango, Mexico, it is Off
cially reported to the state depart
ment Young Warn is said to have
left Fl Paso to join his father two
weeks ago.
His brother, George w. Warn, lives
at Valdosta, where the family is
prominent and formerly engaged in
state prison contracts. George got
word today that his brother was
hanged.
Grover C. Warn, referred to above,
was a relative Of W. w. Warn, form
eriy Of Pensacola, who met an acct
dental death on the Mexican border
several years ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

Generally fair Wednes-
day and Thursday; light
Winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-01

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, So degrees; low
est, 4s degrees.
, 1916-12-23

Amsterdam, Dec. 19'h.-A speech by En-
% r9r Wiliinm on December l4h. to The
troops commanded by General Dlsa in Lor-
raine is quoted by The Neueste Nachrchten
of Leipslg as follows III part. Z 9 brave
end aranre IN | iron tenacity with which YOU
have r4pulsed all enemies on all fro"ts for
yea 8 has made it possible for M to a ldreSs
70 my adversnries II proposal for peace nelo-
~tiutious. Whether they will accept it, [ do
MT know, aud the result is uncertain.
Tie act i. in q rs hands as IL our struo-
gle. He will decide upon it and we will leave
j. to II IN. We must not argue with the orders.
We vi! be grateful to HIM that we have thus
far The honour of being HIS instruments i'll
the divine ldSement lint has come upon our
enemte-. let the decision fail AS it will, me
hey tng will proceed futther uutil our adver-
saries have nnd enough.
Paris, Dec. 19{b.-The official statement
from the Wa Office tonight reads: There
was spirited ART llery activity on both sides
of he right bank of the M-nse, e-ps cially
in the region of Bezonvaux the Cluileres
wood and Chamhde tes. There was no iu-
frntIy action. GA the rest Of the front in
termittent artillery actions took place. Bel
GUM communication. l" the course of the
afl ornuou of December 10 h artillery was
uc,ive III th- region of L,zetne and Stetn.
s:raeie. Nothing particular occurred Oh the
rest Of The front.
Loudou, Dec. 10 h-The report from Bri-
fish headquarters IN France issued tonight
reads. We successfully blew up three miues
early this morning snuthraSt Of NeuylNe 81.
Vaasl. A small mine blowG up by the enc
my yesterday south OF Ypres did no damage
10 our trenches. The entmy's artillery was
particularly active during the night in the
neighbourhood of Eaucnu,t L~abbny-. To-
day we carried out a succe stu, bDmbard-
ment of the enemy's lines east of Faaqus-
sart. Elsewhere the usual artillery acevuy
continued.
Rome, December s19fh.-The Wa O1ice
today issued the following statement on
military operations. In the Trep inc there
were the usu i artillery actious winch were
particularly violent IN the area OF the upper
Astigo valley where our batteries effectively
shellel an enemy column on the march. On
the Julian font there were on y artillery
duel4. Oar batteries sheliei enc ny detach-
mtnls on the middle I,ouz aud the raj way
stations of Volcildragn and OViondrage
sou beast OF Gor!z,a and dIsp 'rsed enemy
troops on The march on the Carso. Hostile
aircraft dropped bombs in The upper Cotd
vole valley and on Auonzo lin The Dolomltes
where one of our hospitals was hut aud some
persons were wouudet. The damage was
slight.
Rome, December 10 h.-IgnnziO d'Efrem
Ruhmt ui, patriarch Of the Syrian Catholic
church in the Vil"yet of Antioch hns been
asoas4inntel by n blnd Of Turks according
TO news received If the Vatican. The
assas.ina, ion took Place il the pltriarch's
residence at Martin. Information received
at the V2tican Is TO the effect that the
situation IN Syria is al ,rmng, the popula-
tiou beiu1 terIoriz-d and III II starving condi-
ton.
London, Dec. 2Oth. Sugar in stock on
The 16th ms. was 5000 tons. Last year
"a, 900 tons.
Copenhagen, December 21st.-In the
, 1916-12-23

Copenhagen, December 21st.-In the
Folketing Herr Scaven,u4 and The speakers
for the feft ,Pasty, the Socialists and The
R4dicaie recommended the sale. Herr FoSs
Of the Conservative Patty proposed M Or
der of the Day asking the Government to
nagotiat4 with the United States about an
a aeudment con6n,ng he ssle to 81. jan or
81. Ihomas, Denma. k retaining the o her
two issands. the or,ier of the day was sup
polted by fourteen members, namely, six
Conservatives and eight of the Lett Party.
Dn,lng the discu sion Herr Fuss stated
thai the pleblsci q bad shown IA great disa-
greement, aul thai the United S;ates wanted
ouly one island for II fleet Station. The
Minister replied that he could not accept
the order of the day. VIII CHI after some
discussion was rejected by 80 votes against
l3, the Governments proposal being there
aftei adopted by so votes against l6.
The discussion in the Landsting Is taking
place today.
SPECIAL
Copenhagen. D csiubsr 22nd.-TheL ani-
st,uy has adopted the sale proposal by 40
70 es against 19. Tbs King is expected to
sign the ratification today Or tomorrow.
London. Dec. 19 bin presenting the
policy Of ths Government II ths House Of
M#T L.
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9okal.Dfrid)t
Sonntas g1a6mittas- Som5ert
2puis @idor Gaar iusrbeH als Som
poniiten Gpationen barsebrad)t.

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|mittaeston5ertes batten 9elesen.
deit, einen bieiigen saourponiiien,
Serrn 2ouis gictor Gaar pom
College OF 0htiic, neroierrte Onntic.
men 0nr3ubringen. sic tbuten es
germ. 9ie ,gfoccocro@ -Siiite Serru
Gaars lpurbe geipielt ino begeiiterfs
Ganf oes ioenIen @ortrages. Die ocm
@erf pom 0rd)eiter uiter Or. Sun.
!ipaIos Scituns SuttsiI tpuroe, oas
sIuoiioriiim oermaBen bab Der Som
pouiit itiirlniih eerufen iDuroe iuIo
|aIs er oann aiif Der 8iibne erfSiel,
brah Der geifaI[sihirm oi,fs gteue
los. gg mar in Der SItat cine berrlihe
Gpntion, Die Dem trefflihen SiihitIer
|nmO iriner annnibtisen Gbopiiing
narsebradt imirSe. Das Srdeiter
ipieIte ferner Die Roiaunlnbe-O -Ollper.
tire, Don G6ilbert, Die gerngeborte
gaIIetnnsiit ons Ga Wi1conSu".
@olbMarsa SGtuntaIa Gansrtiire
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f9iiHe 5ur Telbtoft eegeben Derben
Bel ben eih3elnen Sruppentbeilen ipirb
Der gerpflegunssbisnit na6 anorbs
nung beg &ommanbeurs bur9 bic
gerpflegungss sOffi5iers nnb ibr Silfss
perional (ba5u fommonbirte MaHnz
i6dften unb llnieroffi5isre) tpabrse>
norlmen.
/ Bel ben ieBigen 2e6ensmittelpreiien
fam bic 8erpfleeung in Der Seimatb
notiirli9 nibt nlebr nit so g3fg. BRO
Wnnn unb Sag beffritten iperben.
Sds Rriegsminiiierium bat beshal6
bic 8erpfleuunosoe6iibrniiie ben 6rts
li6en 8srbdltniiIen entfpre6enb fefis
eeIebt. alagen tonr1nen befonbers
BON ben Srupbentbeilen, bic BON prie
pdten llnternebmern nerpffeot tperben,
bic natiirltfl m6dli6if piel berbieren
ipollen, 9eshdl6 n1iiste man boFiir
forden. bdb 1tnterrehmer o1ffid dnsqez
fhnfipt fpprbsn. Nlo Die Sruhhe aur
Sefhftnirthfhnf1 it6sro6ht nerfhnirz
BEN fnfori cine Wenns 9fdoer. me
mertffh hcnr. tnprr osrts IN his eli
he fommauhirt fn'rhpu, bic audi fpirfe
Iih al fofen nerffshen.