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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
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MoCKING BIRDS SHOULD
BE GIVEN PROTECTION
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Editor Pensacola Journal.
With the balmy days, the much
water and beautiful city of many
parks, what else could give us more
added pleasure than the song of the
only bird in the world that is the rec
oonized worlds songster-the mock
ing bird. No other bird so sweet. so
cheerful and happy. The only bird
that can drive the blues away. It's
song by day and by night is inspiring,
is glorious. Why not let it live? Why
not protect it? No doubt you have
noticed the scarcity of these songsters
in our parks. Have YOU? Do you
know that these little angels-of-song
birds come into your yard to build
their nests and for your protection
and the male wants to sit on your
house-top and sing for you both by
day and by night?
Do you know that scarcely does the
little brood of three or four hatch
and make their first effort to fly and
be happy that their lives are taken
at once by the black ravenous rock,
with its long, grasping fingers
called feet-and its long crooked bill
of-a-beak and the squawk-squawk-
squawk of its tribe, flying and how
ering and squawking, each devilish
numbering squawker trying the hard
est to take the life of each of the
precious little songsters. 1t is the
shame and more the pity that our
song birds are not protected. Our good
Mayor Greenhut has given permit
to your humble citizen to shoot these
murderous intruders and your humble
citizen killed five out of six of these
black-billed, mobilize murderous rocks
in-black in six shots. This was early
one morning last spring.
Do you know that IN saving the
lives of the little songsters that they
seem to thank me for their lives by
staying on my premises and singing
each morning and evening since first
they began to sing. They are now
selecting places for nest in my
yard, and you may hear other reports
from my faithful old gun when the
new little SongSCSrS make Cnelr IlfsC
effort to fly, because 1 verify believe
that the rocks count the nests of the
hooking birds and watch for the day
when the dear little fellows first try
to fly.
Give us the life of the hooking
bird by giving US the death Of the
rock. 1 feel sure that every one who
has seen the agony of the mother
mocking bird when the mob of black
rocks gather to feast on her little
family of baby-birds, will join me in
wanting an effort put forth to protect
these songsters. am willing to start
this protection now by giving five dol
! lars for fifty rock heads, if killed
near mouth of Bayou Texar.
WIG. MILLIGAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
Surely Some Dogs
Must Have Souls!

To the man who is big enough to know
a dogs love, dog is something more than
merely human. The right kind Of dog
represents all the qualities of the right
kind Of generosity, chivalry, honor,
untouched by any worldly blemish.
That is the reason why the fine dogs OF
fiction are such an inspiration. But there
are just as many fine dogs in real life.
Occasionally the right sort of man
meets UP with one of them, and then re
suits companionship rich and rare.
The Rev. w. H. Thomas, of South Nor
walk, Conn, and his fox terrier, Jim, were
the right sort of man and the right sort OF
dog. The man is now old, and the dog is
dead, but the man pays tribute to his
dog that will touch the heart of everybody
who understands. Writes Jim's bereaved
master:
HE was only dog, that was the
pity of it. He was so much larger
than his place in life. But he seemed
contented in the station in life where
it pleased God to place him.
"He was so handsome, had SO much
gray matter in his brain with heart
as big as an OK, that he was fitted for
larger place than that of a fox ter
rier. When Jims patient, quiet en-
durance of sickness and pain found
an end in death, and his dear, CRATE
full eyes closed, the earth had lost
something lovable. true, loyal and
worthy. Involutarily we SAID: God
bless him. If that is wrong, one is
wiling to be forgiven, but not sorry
to think it might not be wrong at all
Would that each soul of man or
woman, who depart from this life,
were as true and worthy in their place
as Jim was in his"
Perhaps that is impossible We ar,
taught that dogs have no souls, and there
fore do not go to heaven, but oh, it can
be so They are brave and loyal gentle
men, and they have minds and manners
and morals-oh, they must have souls
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01

to them, and will report a bill in
their interest. They will then try to
rush the conference bill through prob
ably in the confused and crowded
final hours of the session. Such a
plan has often served the special in
terests in the past, and it is danger
GUS now.
During the debate on the Shields
bill, this course was openly advised.
There was under discussion an amend
ment giving conference to the appli-
cant for a public waterpower who Of
fers the best terms to the public.
One Of the best supporters of Shields
bill, Senator Nelson of Minnesota,
after referring to the amendment as
dad and vicious" went on to say:
ct is something that we can elifni-
nate in conference. We
might let it go in and then dispose
of it in conference" Congressional
Record, March 8, 1916. page 4,2s5)
We can beat this plan only by let
ting the people understand the facts.
This the power interests have set
out to prevent by confusing the pub
lie mind with interested statements
and personal attacks.
I am asking for your help once
more to get the house to pass good
bill, and then to stand by it, no mat
ter what the conferees may do. If the
house. stands firm, the people will win
this fight. But the house needs to
know that the people are behind it.
Let me call your attention again
to the Ferris bill, a good bill dealing
with waterpower on public lands and
national forests, which has twice
i passed the house. An undesirable
subtitute, the Meyers bill, now before
the senate, gives the public water
powers away in perpetuity. Under it,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01

the power interests could occupy and
exploit the Grand Canyon itself, the
greatest natural wonder on this con-
tinent.
The waterpower interests want ev-
erything or nothing. In the last eight
years they have killed eight water
power dc elopment bills that were
fair to both the corporations and to
the public. What the people need
is waterpower development on equita-
BILE terms without further delay. They
can have what they want by letting
the house know it.
CLIFFORD PINCHoT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
Justice Cockrell is
Deserving of Reelection.

Justice R. S. Cockrell, of the Florida
supreme bench, one of the most learned
LAWYERS in the south, is candidate for re-
election in the June primary. Judge Cock
rell is probably one of the best qualihed men
for this position in Florida, and is Judge
who does not believe in technicalitles IN
giving decisions.
He has served the state for number OF
years on a small salary, and now that the
Florida supreme court justices are to re-
ceive larger sum he should not be de-
prived of the privilege of serving at least
one term at an increased salary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
FIRST FREE CONCERT
TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The management Of the Deep Water
City Band announces that it win give
its first free open-air concert on next
Sunday afternoon, May z, in Lee
square.
On next Wednesday evening the
band viii give a dance ia the armory
hall, which has recently been reno
waited and the floor refinished. Il is
through these dances that the band
raises funds to carry on the free con
certs and 1t is only with the help Of al
citizens that the concerts can be Civ
en- permanent form.
The men from the aviation station
who have always shown much interest
in the welfare Of Pensacola, have vol
unteered their assistance on next
Wednesday TO make this dance a
great success and it Is expected that
even larger crowds than have attend
ed in the past viii take this oppof
tunity Of helping provide outdoor
amusement during the summer
months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
MAYPOLE DANCE At
KNOX CHURCH LAWN

Beginning at 4:3o O'Clock this AFT
ernoon, a pretty Maypole dance Will
be given on the lawn at Knox church.
situated on the corner Of Blount
street and Thirteenth avenue, and it
is expected there viii be q large num-
Der Of children, parents and friends
on hand. The late hour has baen de-
cided on so as to give the children
an opportunity to go to their homes
from school and thence hurry TO the
church lawn. The ''pole" to which
have been suspended large number
of many-colored cords, is all ready for
the onslaught Of the youngsters who
are to take part in the dGnco
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
Color Schemes
And Color Scheming

The effort to make some very ugly
colors fashionable is the last trial of the
style makers. Even though the odd new
shades are called "Bakst," nobody likes
them Some of the queerest colors are ex-
actly like the walnut browns and sumac
reds which pioneer American women used
to dye their hand-woyen woolens-the
brown for the mems clothes, and the red
for the womens.
Forty to fifty per cent of the colors pro-
duced in the United States are of inferior
value. They crock and fade But the
worst of it is that lack of dyes is throwing
weavers and knitters out of employment
Some manufacturers, because they cannot
get reliable dyes, are limiting their output.
Even the dry cleaning establishments
are now able to dye nothing but blues and
blacks, except OCCASIONALLY, when they
manage to get small portion of other
colors
The dye situation has promoted the
transportation of dyes from Germany
through China. 1t is possible to concen-
trate 200 pounds of some colors into 10
pounds of jelly and dilute it again on its ar
rival in this country
Because American chemists have been
so astonishingly slow to improve the dye
situation, some colors which formerly cost
but S. pound now sell for S62 pound.
Those American companies which have
set to work to increase the dye production
of the country have not only reaped large
profits, but have kept thousands of
weavers, dry cleaners, and knitters in en-
ployment provided with work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01

Harry New, of Indiana, has hankered for
the United States senatorship from that
state as persistently as James G. Blaine
always had his eye on the presidency, and
now has received the nomination at the
hands of the republican party. The nomina-
ton is all he will get for the present, as
there are no indications of Indiana going
into the list of the republican states.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01
Special Cars Are
Used BY Bankers

-Four special cars were run out of
the city to care for the visiting bank
ers, one Friday night, one Saturday
at noon and two Saturday night. AS
the bankers were notified Of the inn
portance of securing reservations IN
advance no trouble was encountered
and none disappointed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-01

TUESDAY we will be To-
Gated in our garage, corner
Palafox and Gregory streets.
Abbott Auto Repair Co.
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LIE Club La Fayette Sc propose
de faire une campagne active en-
faveur de la naturalization, lhiver
proclaim.
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Grande Ruee sur
Constantinople

On semble persuade en- France
qu'une ru6e gigantesque sur Cons
tantinople peut decider de la guer-
re avant la fin de la pr6sente aimee.
La connaissance que cette ru6e va
Sc produire est regardee CONNIE
Pexplication de palarme qui r6gne
en- Allemagne, CONNIE celia est de-
montr6 par lie refus des banquiers
priv6s ct des classes moyennes de
souscrire au nouvel emprunt ct par
le discours du chancellor de Fem
pire, avec ses appels pour de nou-
veaux sacrifices.
II y longtemps que Sc font les
pr6paratifs pour la marche sur la
capitale turque, ct CONNIE il ny a
plus maintenant aucun motif de
dissimuler, les illusions au sujet
sly font plutot dune maniere fran
che dams la presence des allies
LIE grand etat-major general
prussien s'est rendu compte du
but de la campagne des allies
quand il 6tait trop tard. On fit un
effort d6sesp6r6 pour cacher la ST.
tuation lorsque lie feld-marechal
Won Hindenburg fut nomm6 au
commandment supreme ct lors-
que le feld-mar6chal Won Macken-
sen fut envoy6 pour barrer la rou-
to au sud par Ia Bulgaria aux Rus
ses, ct pour un moment il y cut in
q qui6tude dams le camp des allies q
savoir sill r6ussirait a Greer une ST.
tuatlon qui ar1eterait pendant un
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Bureaux: sos East Hennepin Ave

temps appr6ciable les operations
projetees des Russes ct des Kou-
mains.
La fausse annonce qui fut pu-
bli6e en- Allemagne a peffet que le
marechal Won Mackensen await re-
tourn6 les chooses ct quill bousculait
Paile gauche des Russes CONNIE
preliminaire de la prise de Bucha-
rest ct du traitement de la Rouma-
ME CONNIE la Scribe await etc trai-
tee, ct de la destruction de rarm6e
russo tout -annonce qui
! est restee sans rectifcation ct a la
laquelle les masses en- Allemagne
ajoutent foi-montre de la facon
la plus claire l'atfolement des au-
torit6s militaires a Berlin ct leur
anxiete d'empecher le public de
conna15re les fats.
| Tous les renseignements ante
rieurs qui ont donn6s reJativement
aux intentions des allies dams le
theatre sud-est 6taient destin6s a
donner impression que Nish ou
Sofia etait l'objectif du mouve-
ment projet6 des Russes vers le
sud par la Roumanie. La conquete
de l'une de ces villes serait dune
grande Importance pour les allies,
mais ce serait une bagatelle COM
paree avec ia prise de Constanti-
nople.
Les observateurs militaires dams
les pays allies experiment de r6ton-
nement que les chefs militaires
prussiens aient commits la b6vue'
de ne pas appr6cier la situation,
on au moins de ne pas supporter
un movement de ce genre ct
prendre des measures en- cons6-
quence. Les operations de la gran
de arnee russo sous ]e commando
ment du grand due Nicolas ell Ar
m6nie, dit un critique, auraient
provoqu6 des soupcons dams Pes-
prit de tous chefs ennemis qui me-
talent pas aveugl6s par leurs th6o-
rles ct prlnclpes ct par lie sent]-
ment de- leur Importance person
nellie.
L'armee du grand-duc Sc ser
want du port conquis de Tr6bizon-
de CONNIE base, aura, croit-on, une
part de premiere Importance dams
la conquete de Constantinople.
Bien que les plans des allies soient
naturellement tenus secrets, on
considere CONNIE etabli que latta-
que contre la capitale bien gardee
de pempire ottoman sera faite cet-
tie fois simultan6ment du cote du
Bosphore, des Detroits ct du cote,
de terre par les arm6es op6rant par
la Bulgaria.
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LIE PAPE ET LIE CARD.
HARTMANN

Connaissant le m6pris des Alle-
mands pour la parole donn6e, pou-
vons-nous ajouter fol aux protesta-
tions du cardinal Hartmann au
sujet des d6portations du Nord de
la France?
NJ. Jacques Bainville de l'"Ac-
tion Francaise Journalistic SOU
vent cite par l'"Action Catholi-
que'' ny temoigne guere de conf
ance:
LIE catholicisme allemand, dams
la personne dun de ses plus hauts
dignitaires, Went de donner une
nouvelle ct triste preuve de sa de-
cadence ct de sa corruption par
pesprit imp6rialiste. LIE Saint-Sie-
ge, averti des abominables exc6s
commits par les autorit6s alleman-
des dams la France du Nord ct de-
sireux d'intervenir en- faveur de
nos populations, await demand6 un
supplement d'informations d Par
cheveque de Cologne. Ii est fa-
cheux pour CO prince de pEglise
quill ait mis- son nom au bas dune
note que la "Kommandantur" de
Lille ne d6savouerait pas.
LIE cardinal Hartmann est-il
avant tout un Allemand qui ne
distingue plus entire la v6rit6 ct
les theses allemandes? Gu bien a.
! til d6sert6 Ell connaissance de
cause la noble independence don't
un Ketteler laiss6 lie modelei
Quelle que soft rinspiration quels
que soient les mobiles qui ont die
ter son plaidoyer en- faveu1
du gouvernement imperial et
ses, efforts pour att6nue1
les d6portations de femmes
de vieillards ct d'enfants on doit
reconna1tre qu'un sens, au moins
celui de la critique, manque au
cardinal, quand on constate quill
1nvoque le t6moignage de la fa-
meuse "Gazette des Ardennes'' in
signe moniteur de la mauvaise fol
germanique.
LIE rapport du cardinal Hart.
mann ne changera rien nj q l'opi-
nion du monde nj q Intervention
du Saint-Siege. II constitute un
Symphonic grave de pabaissement
ldu catholicisme en- Allemagne.
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degagent des 6v6nements actuels
larcheveque de Malines termin6
par Get emouvant appel a l'union
nationale:
Et de meme qu'au front nos he
ros nous presentent I'admirable ct
consolatrice image dune indissolu-
BILE union, dune fraternit6 militai-
re que rien ne sauralt rompre, ain
81 dams nos rangs moins serr6s ct
dune discipline plus fottante,
nous aurons a c@ur dependant
d'observer la meme concorde pa
triotique.
Nous respecterons la treve i'm
pos6e a nos querelles par la gran
de cause qui doit seule employer ct
absorber tous nos moyens data
que ct de combat. Et 81 des impies
ou des malheureux ne comprenant
pas l'urgence ct la beaut6 de cette
prescription rationale, s'oostinent
a vouloir, pmal gre tout, entretenir
ct attiser les passions, qui, par all
leurs, nous s6parent, nous d6tour-
nerons la t6te ct nous continue
rons, sans leur r6pondre de demeu-
rer fdeles au pacte de solidarit6,
d'amiti6, de loyale ct bonne conf.
ance que nous avons, meme NAL
gre eux, conclu avec eux sous le
grand souffle de la guerre.
La date prochaine du premier
centenaire &c notre independence
doit nous trouver plus forts, plus
intr6pides, plus unis que jamais.
Pr6parons-nous-y dams le travail,
dams la patience, dams la fraterni-
t6.
Lorsqu'en 1880, nous rem6more-
rons les ann6es sombres de 1914
l6 elles nous appara1tront les plus
lumineuses, les plus majestueuses
ct, a la condition que nous sa-
chions ,d6s aujourd'hui lie vouloir,
les plus Eeureuses ct les plus f6-
condes de notre histoire rationale.
''Per crucem ad lucem' (du sa-
criice jaillit la lumiere!)
Inutile de dire que ce discours
produit la plus profonde impress
sion. St6nographi6 par un des au-
diteurs, il a etc public aussitot ct
les Belges Sc passent de main en-
main la brochure qui le content.
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lie FrarcaiS ct I'AIIemand a
Worcester

L'une des consequences du iris
te role que ]one actuellement PAL
lemagne sur la scene mondiale,
c'est que la langue allemande perd
chaque jour de son influence ct de
sa popularit6 dams les universities
ct dams les colleges des Etats.
Unis.
Voici ce que la "Worcester Eve.
ming Gazette disait ces jours der
niers, a. ce. sujet:
LIE nombre des 6leves qui sui
vent les classes dAllemand, dams
les 6coles d;Am6rique, decline de
jour en- jour en- jour. A priori cette
consultation peut para1tre surpre-
nante, car la langue allemande re-
tient tout son charme ct la litt6ra-
ture allemande est aussi int6res-
sante que jamais. Quoi gull en-
soft, ]e sentiment anti-germanique
est ST prononc6 que quand lie di-
recteur dune ecole pose un pere
de famille cette question: ''Voulez-
vous faire 6tudier paIiemand on le
franeais d votre enfant?' la r6pon-
Sc est presque toujours: "le fran
GALS
Meme a Philadelphia, Oh la po-
pulation al]emande est 81 nom
breuse, lie d6clin de lallemand est
manifesto. Et a New-York les
Francais ou Americans qui ensei-
gnent le franeais dams les maisons
d d'6ducation Sc plaignent du fat
que tont professeur d'allemand qui
salt assez de francals pour l;ensei-
gner est atfecte aux classes fran
caises.
A Worcester la situation est
identi que. Bien que le francais ait
6t6 plus populaire depujs quelques
ann6es, cette popularit6 s'est gran
dement, accentu6e depuis trois ans.
En- septembre 1914, six semaines
apres que la guerre cut 6clat6, une
dame Sc rendit p6cole de la rue
Sever ct demanda CO que sa file
soft verse; dams la classe d'Alle-
mand: tires bien'', lui fulfil re-
pondu, I'll ny que sept 6leves de
premiere aimee dams cette classe;
tous les nouveaux 6l6ves pr6ferent
le francais.''.
Cette aimee, dams les 6coles pre-
paratoires locales (6coles publi-
ques) l25 enfants apprennent le
francais ct 48 settlement Pale
mand.
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Dimanche, Mgr Nc Golrick,
6veque du diocese de Duluth, ad-
ministrera la confirmation a plu-
sieurs enfants de la paroisse de
Notre-Dame du Sacr6- -C@ur.
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que, pour la premiere fois, dams
notre cher battalion, nous avons
execute enforcement le desir DIT
Sacr6- -Ceur.
Voici supplement les fats, pour
lesquels je vous demanderai de ne
pas citer de noms afin de ne com.
promettre personne.
Vous dire, tout d'abord, que le
Sacr6- -Coeur la place d'honneu1
dams notre battalion, ct que son ia.
Mon couvre d6ja beaucoup de poi.
trines dc nos soldats, serait super.
flu, puisque vous savez le nombre
de petits drapeaux que vous ma.
vez envoy6s, ct quill ny en- a pas
encore assez. Mais celia meme ne
pouvait contenter notre fol. De.
puts mon arriv6e, j'avais en- ma
possession un superbe petit dra-
peau en- sole aux FRANCES dor.
II 6tait, a Verdun meme, sus.
pendu dams notre petit gourdi; il
assistait a tous nos Offices reli-
gieux, ct je le portals sur moi, avec
le secret espoir de lie voir un jour
fotter sur le champ de bataille.
Or, lie 6 juliet, vers 3 heures,
une formidable attaque allemande
Sc d6clanchait devant nos ljgnes,
jetant dams nos tranch6es un peu
de panique ct meme de d6sarroi.
Contraints de reculer, nos camara-
des s'etaient retranch6s a 5 ou 6OO
metres en- arri6re, pendant que
ceux qui 6taient demeur6s Sc de-
fendaient d6sesp6r6ment. C'est
alors que mon petit drapeau fut til
re, place au bout dun fusil, bran
di bien haut par un soldat Gun
pretre), qui, au cri de: CEN avant!'
rendit q tous la confance ct, a la
tete de tous les fuyards, reprit & la
charge le chemin des tranch6es.
lie, spectacle alors fut magnif-
que. Les Allemands, snrpris de
ce retour 81 rapide ct pris sous lie
feu du Is. s'enfuirent affoll6s.
QUAINT a nos soldats, lis bondirent
sur la tranch6e ct, debout sur le
parapet, sans souci des bales ct
des obus, lis Sc mirent a fusiller a
bout portant les ennemis qui
osaient r6sister encore.
Pendant ce temps, notre cher
petit fanion allait Sc placer a Fen
droit meme Oh, quelques instants
auparavant, la premiere sentinelle
franchise await WI le premier Alle-
Chose 6tonnante: pendant toute
cette action, nous n'avons pas eu
la moindre perte, nj meme la moin-
Dire blessure, ct, au lieu d'avoir etc
jet6s dams la Somme, ce qui aurait
pu arriver, nous avons reconquis
lie terrain un instant perdu ct nous
avons meme fait des prisonniers.
Vive done lie Sacr6- C@ur qui, de
laveu de tous mes chers camara-
des nous a, ce jour la, visiblement
prot6ges,