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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
POLLY AND HER
PALS IS LATEST
JOURNAL HIT

One of the first messages to 60
over the wire when telegraph con-
nection was had with the outside
world was, "Send Polly and Her
Pals"
Of course, you have heard about
Polly and Hammer and Paw Per-
kins and Neewah and all the other
characters that make this comic
strip the years sensation; and
when The Journal had the oppor-
tunity of securing the big feature
for Pensacola, it didn't lost a min
ute signing up the attraction.
Train service is still little in
.choate-so to speak-but Polly Is
packing Paw and Neewah and Han
ner and the others into her suit
case and at this very moment is
on her way down. She may stop
off to look at the storm damage,
because Polly is a great one for
finding out things, and may be a
day or so late, but when she does
get here
Good night, Nursel Why doesn't
that boy hurry up with the pa
pers! D
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

That Escambia county and West Florida produce
hogs cheapy Iowa. the greatest hog center in the
United States that corn be grown well here
anywhere that the only thing holding the West Florida
farmers back the lack of market were the main points
made by S. w Hiatt county demonstration agent at the
Rotary Club meeting Tuesday at Hughey's.
The local demand is sufficient to encourage
farmers to improve their stocks, said Mr. Hiatt The
local demand takes only very small animals, whereas
packing plant insists $50 pounds a minimum. The
overhead and the expense of producing 250pound ami
NAL the for 100pound hog; the profits there
fore, are $50 per cent higher.
Mr. Hiatt's talk attentively followed BY a large
gathering Of Pensacolas business men, who realize how
important the development of the agricultural
of West Florida is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
Road From Pensacola to
Flonaton Now in
Good Shape.
ALABAMA RIVER
OVERFLOWS BANKS
Passenger Engine Which
Overturned at Castle
berry, Still on Site.
fstaf speciall

Montgomery, Ala, July 11.-No. A
reached Montgomery only four hours
late. The road from Pensacola to
Flomaton has been put in good shape
and the L. & N. deserves credit. Train
was in excellent shape, and the road
bed is in good shape, all things con-
sidered; and only in one place did it
run through water, which was about
a half mile.
The road from Flomaton to Mont
gomery was as good as ever. Delay
at Flomaton and from Pensacola to
Flomaton caused the lateness.
It was ascertained from parties
from Selma to Flomaton that the Ala
bama river has overlooked its banks
at Selma, causing considerable dam
age. Crops are all damaged to a
very great extent. Along the road
from Flomaton to Montgomery, dam
age to crops and. fallen timber is
nothing like that on the Florida side
of the line. Cotton and corn crops
are the only ones damaged. Fallen
timber is very slight.
The L. & n. engine No. POP, which
overturned near Castleberry, is still
lying on its side in the ditch. The en-
CINE was pulling large passenger
train the cab only overturned. En-
gineer and fireman escaped Nth only
slight in5af1s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
GERMAN SUB.
|SAFREIGHTER
Such Appears to Be Finding
of Department Despite
Protests of Allies.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, July 11.-Final de-
cision by the state department that
the German submarine Deutschland
is a merchantmen and entitled to all
privileges of a belligerent-owned
freighter is a forecass tonight in
the receipt here of preliminary re-
ports of an inspection of the submers-
ible by naval and treasury officers.
Collector Ryan, of Baltimore, tele-
graphed the treasury department that
after an examination of the boat by
him and Captain Hughes of the navy
he adhered to his first view, that the
submarine is an unarmed merchant
man. He said she seemed incapable
to conversion for warlike purposes
without extensive structural changes.
The state department was advised
that a detailed report of Ryan and
Hughes would be received in the
moving.
Formal representations were made
by the British and French embassies
today, holding that the submarine
was potential warship," not enti-
tied to the freedom of United States
ports, and subject to attack at sight
on the high seas. These contentious
will be considered with the report of
federal investigators. Officials said
the allies diplomats will be informed
of the result only if they made in
quiry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
Cattle Schedule
Being Arranged;
Trip Is Delayed

When the storm came roaring out
of the southeast, it did more than
smash a few wharves and break a
few boats in Pensacola, it blew away,
so to speak, carefully arranged sched-
ules in a score of towns in Tonnes
see, Alabama and Kentucky which
were preparing to receive the West
Florida farmers and cattlemen The
Journal was sending through the mid
die south to study the prosperity
methods of the men who have made
good.
The excursion was to leave Sat
urday, July Is, but with the railway
communication interrupted, end tele-
graph communication still far from
satisfactory with certain points, the
trip has been postponed.
An entirely new program must be
rearranged, and The Journal has q
special representative in Kentucky
arranging the series of entertainments
and demonstrations which viii make
The Journals Cattlemen's Excursion
one of the memorable events of 1916
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

pushed with all possible speed, and it
is announced by officials in Pensa-
cola that connection will probably be
effected with the Southern by Fri
day. The same schedule in operation
Tuesday viii be used again today, the
train leaving the city at o'clock,
reaching Atmore at 1910. and return
ing to Pensacola at d in the after
noon. Further announcement of
schedule will be made in the news
papers.
L. & N. Resumes Service.
That the L. & N. would resume
its regular schedule today was the
statement Tuesday night of G. H..
Mann, division passenger agent. Mr..
Mann said that connections could be
made with Montgomery, via Fiona
ton, but there was no service west of
Mobile. Service to Mobile is ex-
pected to be established today.
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to
Date Shows an
Excess for July

That Pensacola has already had
more rainfall than the normal amount
for July was shown by data complied
by Observer Reed of the Local Wealth
er Bureau. Approximately a half
inch fell Tuesday afternoon, in TWEEN
ty minutes time.
The average rainfall for Pensacola
in the month of July is 1927 inches,
up to the present time and including
the rain of Tuesday 7.s5 inches have
fallen, breaking the months fall in
eleven days.
The highest rainfaY recorded for
July on the record books at the wealth
er bureau was on July z, 1896, when
a tropical hurricane struck Pensa-
cola. The center of the disturbance
passed directly over the city, and the
wind shifted to the opposite quarter
blowing Y miles an hour from the
northeast, and sol inches of rain fell
During the storm last week Pen
sacola had 2.69 rainfall between 7 a
m. of the Fourth and p. m. of the
9th, and Ar between p. M of thi
7th and 2 = moi the 9th.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
Three Carloads
of M all Arrive
In Pensacola

A weeks mail was brought to PEN
sacola last night when the L. & N.
train arrived from Flomaton with
three cars of mail matter for Pensa-
cola and other points. There were Is
sacks of first class mail alone for
Pensacola, and Postmaster Ben S.
Hancock had an extra force to han
die the huge number of letters, ETC.
The papers and all other mail will
be distributed today, but all first class
matter was distributed last night. Ex-
ira forces of carriers have becn en-
gagged to move the mail from the post
office, and extra shifts will be used
for some time to come.
Mail from the east will be routed
through Montgomery, Mr.. Hancock
announced, until rail connection is
made to River Junction. All mail
to points east except Milton will be
distributed from Pensacola.
As soon as the train arrived veri-
table stampede occurred. Business
men who had not received mail for
one week rushed to the: postoffice to
get letters as soon as possible. The
great accumulation made it slow to
handle, and much time was neces-
sary for the large force to distribute
the box mail
Mr.. Hancock stated last night that
the former schedule would now DC
adhered to as train service has beer
resumed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
GERMANS EXPECT SOON
START ON RETURN TRIP

Baltimore, July 11.-Conhdent that
his boat cannot be held other than as
merchantmen, Captain Paul Koenig,
of the German submarine Deutsch-
land, soon expects to be ready to
make return trip. Captain Koenig
was not aboard his craft today wien
she was examined by United States
naval officers, and it gave evidence
that the Germans had nothing to con-
ceaL
The Deutschland began unloading
her cargo of dyestuffs today. She will
load her cargo of nickel and rubber
shortly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
POSTAL INCREASE $500;
SHOWSPROSPERITYH HERE

The comparative figures of the
postal receipts for the first six
months of 1915 and a corresponding
term in 1916 show an increase of
$3.50. These figures are compiled
monthly, and are considered by bust
ness houses to be an accurate bust
ness barometer.
The years postal increase is con-
sidered large one, and covers the
sale of stamps alone. Other depart
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
Russians Claim to Have
Captured Upward of
100000 Germans.
FRANCOlBRITISH
CAPTURE $4,000
Germans Bring Up Strong
Reinforcements for De-
fensive Purposes.
e AssocIATEp PRESS

London, July 11.-British gains in
Somme after eight days of contin-
uous fighting cover a front nearly
eighty miles long and include the en-
tire German first line system of de-
Tense, according to an official Lon
don report, which also announces the
capture Of $500 prisoners.
At the same time the French have
moved up from the southern section
of the Somme until they now hold
hills dominating Peronne.
The British have retaken Contal-
maison and control nearly all of
Trones and the Mametz wood. In
this entire series of battles $4,000
prisoners have been taken by the
Franco British.
In the Verdun section, Germans
have succeeded in getting a foothold
in the Damloup battery, and IN the
French positions in Fumin wood on
the right bank of the Mouse. The
Germans are said to have brought
up strong reinforcements TO oppose
the Russian advance on Kovel, and
the Russians are now said to be with
IA thirty miles Of this important juno
ton.
In Bukowina, Petrograd announces
q rcut of the Austrians, in the re-
gion of Kimpolung.
Vienna does not refer to the fight
ing in Bukowina and Galicia.
Up to July 10 the Russians claim
the capture of more than 10000 pris-
oners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
FLOODS IN SOUTH
GRADUALLY RECEDING
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Atlanta, Ca, July 11.-With the
passing of the rain and wind storm,
the southern floods are generally re-
ceding tonight, leaving a list of dead
and missing of approximately eighty
seven, and property damage from ST.
100000 to $10,0O0,0OO The weather
bureau announcement that remains
of the storm are now over Illinois
and indications that the storm is about
over.
Rains, which have fallen steadily
more than one hundred hours have
practically ceased in North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Missis-
sippi and Alabama.
Persons driven from their homes IN
the Chattahoochee and Ocmuigee
lowlands in Georgia are returning,
and conditions in Tennessee and North
Carolina river valleys are almost nor
NAL. In Southwest Georgia, how
ever, the Flint river is rising, and
damage in that section has been very
great.
Georgia's death list was raised to
five with the death of two negroes
today.
In central Alabama also the situa-
ton has failed to show any decided
7rovement. The Alabama river is
still rising at. Selma and Montgom-
cry. The Tallapoosa river flooded the
Continued on Page TwO.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
NETHERLANDS LOAN
QUICKLY SUBSCRIBED

The Hague, Netherlands, July H.
The latest Netherlands East Indian
loa of $32,Oo0,O00 has been subscrib-
ed nearly twice over. Investors in
Holland, where money is just now so
plentiful, applied for $49,547 900 and
capitalists in the Colony itself for
$685., 900, making a total of $685.
100000. The loan bears interest at
the rate of per cent. 1t was issued
in Holland at 1914 and in the Colony
at 104 Ia. The loan is destined for
the consolidation of the Netherlands
East Indies floating debt, which owes
its origin to such pubN works as
the construction of railroads, harbors,
ETC., and is in no way direct conse-
quence of the war, as the mobilization
expenditure incurred in the colony is
comparatively small.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
Congress Plans
to MOUe Quickly
Before Campaign
81 AssocrArED pREss


Washington, July 11.-Democratic
and Republican leaders in the senate
will confer tomorrow to discuss meas
ures to expedite important legislation
so congress may adjourn for the
political campaign. The Democratic
steering committee today decided on
a program which would hold the SEN
ate in session nine hours daily until it
iscompleted.
The army and navy appropriation
bill. revenue bill and shipping and
child labor and corrupt practices
measures are listed as imperative leg
islation. General sentiment of the
Republicans today seemed to be
against any filibuster on the shipping
and revenue bills.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

Mr.. Hiatt said:
The sl~st important problem fac
''No section of the country is better
Gambia county is that of providing
market for hogs.
No section of the country is better
adapted to hog raising than is Es-
Gambia county, and the opportunity
for profitable development of this inn
portant industry is great. Iowa ranks
first in hog production and conditions
here are as good as they are in Iowa.
A hog is what its owner makes it, and
the reason Escambia county farmers
do not raise better hogs is that they
can at present only raise them for the
local market, which only accepts hogs
weighing from so to 100 pounds.
There is no market for large hogs
here and there is no profit in small
ones, consequently the farmer has no
incentive for producing the better
grades. With conditions as they now
are, the farmer can easily find mar
ket for one or two small hogs, but
he cannot sell 40 or so.
UnrlValled Opportunity.
Packing houses will only accept
hogs weighing $50 pounds or more,
which is to the advantage of the
farmer, as his profit is in the addi-
tional 100 pounds above the require
ment Of the local market. IF ship
ping market can be provided, farmers
viii produce larger and better ami
mails in large quantities, because there
is more profit in hogs than in any
thing else they can raise, and there
is more net money in four hogs prop
erly taken care of than in forty ra-
zor backs turned loose. The hog that
weighs upwards Of 400 pounds at or
months is the profitable hog to raise.
One man in this county has Berk-
shire SOW which has given him q
pigs in - months, each worth on an
average Of $40.
The Problem Solved.
"The only way to develop the hog
raising industry here is to give the
farmer q quick cash market. It has
been suggested that large packing
plant be established. This is SPLEEN
did plan, but possibly we are not suf-
ficiently advanced to make it attrac-
tive at this time. We must make
progress slowly at first, but along
definite, intelligent lines, and it would
seem better to have a cooperative
marketing organization, composed Of
farmers and business men, with ac-
cessibIe shipping points throughout
the county, where the farmer could
take his hogs on stated days and get
cash for them. A plan Of this kind
seems necessary to aid the small
farmer and to make as good a mar
ket for the man with only one hog
as for the man with car load. Ship
ping points should be established at
Pensacola, Gonzalez, Moline, McOa.
vid and Century.
Quick Cash Market.
Each station should be equipped
Continued on Page Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
$4,000 TO UNIVERSITY.

London, July 11.-Sir James Rob
erts of Saltaire, who has just made
a gift of 10000 pounds (S50,0O0) to
the University of Leeds for the foun-
dation and maintenance of profess
sorship of Russian language and lit
erature, is the head Of firm which
first introduced the coarse Russian
wool into English worsted manufac-
ture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
FISH CARGOES UNLOADED
AND SMACKS. SET SAIL

With the unloading of the smack
Ida S. Brooks yesterday, things re-
sumed their activities on Palafox
wharf. Another smack was unloaded
at Baylen wharf. and several of the
staunch vessels are preparing to get
away for the snapper banks.
The Ids S. Brooks arrived Monday
and began to unload large catch Of
red snappers ard groupers yester-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
CHINESE SCHOOLS CLOSE;
LACK OF FUNDS

Picking, July 11.-Lack of funds
has resulted in the closing of many
government schools. The Picking high
normal school for girls has been closed
by order of the government, and the
teachers in many colleges and second
airy schools and colleges have not been
paid for several months. EGen the
foreign advisers of the late govern
ment were not paid their salaries for
last month.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
NEW EXALTED RULER
OF B. P. o. E. ELECTED

Baltimore, July 11.-Edward o.
Rightor, of New Orleans, was today
elected grand exalted ruluer of EIks
over Lloyd Maxwell, of MarshaIltown,
Iowa. Boston was selected for next
years convention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

DAY. The crew, upon coming into
port were much surprised that the
storm had wrought so much damage
to docks and vessels, and they an
nounced that, with the exception of
fresh winds and one or more heavy
rain squalls, the storm missed them.
They knew from the ground swells,
however, that heavy weather was
near by.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
$1,000 AUSTRALIANS
DIE IN THE WAR

Melbourne, Australia, July 1.-THE
Australian war casualties up to May
90 are officially given as 41,102. Three
hundred and seventy-five officers have
been killed, 251 wounded, and 9 made
prisoners of war; and among the
rank and file 1870 have been killed,
1898 wounded, 1855 are missing and
So prisoners. Sick officers number
$50 and sick men 81 ,430.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

A conference of farmers and business will be
held at the city hall this morning 10 o'clock CON
slider the question of hog raising in this county and of
providing satisfactory marketing facilities. The meet
ing called by C. F. Geek chairman of the executive
committee of the Escambia County Crop Improvement
Association, and all who are interested in this impor-
tant matter are urged to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
DAN PATCH DEAD.

Minneapolis, July 11.-Dan Patch,
pacing stallion owned by NJ. w. Saw
age, died Of athletic heart today. In
1916 he paced a mile over the st. Paul
track il 1 :55. the worlds sulky record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
RIVERS, HARBORS
BILL AGREED ON
IN CONFERENCE

Washington, July ia confer
ence report on the rivers and harbor
bill was adopted today by the house.
As agreed upon, the measure carries
S42,SS6,0S5. The senate has not yet
accepted the report.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
SHIP SUPPLIES TO
TROOPS IN MEXICO

FL Paso, July 1.-The Mexican
Northwestern railroad has again been
opened for shipment Of supplies to the
American troops in Mexico. This
action follows the lifting Of the en-
barge on food and other expectations
to Mexicans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
MExIcANs NOW FIGHT.

Chihuahua City, July 1.-Two
Villa bands attacked Carranza garri-
sons at Rosario and Parral, but in
both instances were beaten off, accord
ing to General Thevino's official re-
port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
Business Men to Meet
Today to Boost Hog
Markets For Escan1bia

Hogs Can Be Produced as Profitably
Here as Anywhere, Says Expert.
And a Market is the Only Thing
Needed to Make This Region De-
Uelop. LiUe Business Men Meet.
Farmers Today at City Hall at 10
a. m. to Provide Facilities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

ments are not included in the figures,
which are presented in full for the
six mon 5, as follows:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

Thundershowers Wed
nesday and Thursday;
gentle to moderate winds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, "a degrees
lowest, ~ degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12

CONTINUED on Page TwOl :.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-29
FEDERAL AID FOR ROMANCE
By Frederic ]. Haskin

NUPID puts on many guises, but
few people know that he gets
in some of his most effective
work when he wears government
uniform. There are hundreds of
happy families in the United States
for whose bliss Uncle sam, through
his immigration Bureau, is directly
responsible.
Rapid-fire affairs of the heart run
ming over with sentiment, humor and
pathos are commonplaces to the i'm
migration agents. The other day a
shy Italian girl landed at Ellis Island.
Three years before, the man she was
engaged to had left sunny Italy to
seek his fortune in America. Now a
part of that fortune was made, and
Guiseppi had sent for his fiancee. The
three years engagement was to be
happily capped by an American mar
riage. Guiseppi was waiting at the
dock, with n license ana his brother
for witness. The course of true
love seemed for once to be running
smooth-but tragedy impended.
Guiseppi had lived in the land of
the free too long. He had taken too
many walks up Broadway, looked too
often on dazzling visions of American
femininity. He surveyed his bride
to-be and calmly announced that she
did not come up to his new standard
had deteriorated in the three years
since they parted. At any rate, he
refused TO marry her. The authorities
argued in vain. The girl had no
other friends, and deportation stared
her in the face - after three years of
waiting and the long steerage voyage.
But here the brother took a hand
he who had come along to act as
witness. His chivalrous blood boiled
at such conduct toward a lady. In
good, round Italian he told Guiseppi
what he thought of him. To en-
phasize his point of view. he hauled
off and knocked the bridegroom down.
Then he proposed to the girl himself.
She accepted. So the marriage was
solemnzed after all, groom and wit
ness exchanging places, and the i'm
migration authorities. with one more
knotty problem off their hands, de-
voutly hope they will live happily ever
after.
Hundreds of immigrant girls have
to return TO Europe every year be-
cause the men who were to marry
them fail to appear, and they have
not enough money to permit them to
enter the United States. pathetic
case was that of a certain Hungarian
girl. The same day she landed. the
man who planned to meet and marry
her was being taken from the
emergency hospital to the burial
ground in potter's field. He had been
fatally injured on the construction
work of the famous He'll Gate bridge.
This particular girl was not sent
back to Hungary. The case was
brought TO the attention of some