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The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
'GEORGETOWN TO TEACH
| OFFICERS OF RESERVES
Deans Ask Detail of Instructors from
the Armv. '--' ,..'-.:. .s-

Anxious to participate in the program
OF the country's preparedness. the deans
Of Georgetown University last night de-
cided to apply to the War Department
Tor the detaiiment Of several officers to
serve corps.
They also planned O mass meeting to be
held In the yard Of the University, satur-
day evening at o'clock. Daniel O'Con-
nell will preside at this meeting. which
will include the alumni -
Among those who were present las,
night were Father McDonough, Hugh J.
Fegan. Rev. Alphonsus J. Donlon, 8. J..
Rev. John b. Creeden, George e. Hamil-
ton. George N. Kober, and Dr. Shirley
Bowles.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

E Resembling a lawn mower In q New
Jersey inventors machine that beats
carpets or rugs with numerous small
paddles as II is run over them.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14

Headed by Chairman /. ?. Padgett,
of Tennessee, the House Committee
on Naval Affairs, arrived in Pensa-
cola Monday morning at nine o'clock
on the steamer Dolphin, coming here
from New Orleans. The committee
was met at the Tavy yard by Captain
J. L. Jayne, commandant, and officers
at the station, and a committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, consisting
of R. w. Goodhart, Simpson Reese,
Max Bear, and Thos Brent.
The entire day was spent at the
aeronautic station inspecting the
equipment there, and going over the
extensive improvements which are be-
ing made. Captain Jayne entertained
the committee at luncheon and the
Chamber of Commerce acted as host
at a dinner last night.
At the dinner, which was held in a
private dining room, the following
were present: Max L. Bear, E. r. Ma
lone, J. B. McNeill, F. F. Bingham,
T. J. Hanlon, ]. E. D.. Yonge, R. NJ.
Cary, S. T. McAdams, John A. Ner-
ritt, Captain I. H. Aiken, J. Simpson
Reese, R. w. Goodhart, T. w. Brent,
Major J. NJ. Hughes, commanding de-
fenses Pensacola; Major Mcbride
Captain J. L. jayne, and his aide
Following is the committee:
L, P. Padgett, chairman, Tennessee;
W. L. Hensley, Missouri; J. r. Con
nelly, Kansas; W. w. Oliver, Ala
bama; J. C. Wilson, Texas; W. j
Browning, New Jersey; J. r. Farr
Pennsylvania. and F. c. Hicks. New
York. W. L. Padgett, son of the
chairman, secretary.
W. A. Blount made the speech u
welcome, and Chairman Padgett re-
sponded in behalf of the committee.
The committee leaves today for Key
West.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
DKNHRS ONLY IN
The BUSINESS SECTIONS

At the meeting of the city COM
missioners, which took place Mon
day afternoon, an ordinance was in
troduced which will be of much in
terest to hundreds of auto drivers
in the city. The ordinance is a sort
of an amendment to the ordinance now
on the statute books of the city which
forbids the use of dazzling lights.
The amendment gives auto drivers
authority to use bright lights, but
not in the business districts, with the
proviso that said brilliant lights shall
be dimmed upon approaching autos
travelling in opposite directions.
The measure, which was written
by the city attorney, was read the
first time and then remanded back
until a future meeting. 1t is said to
have been introduced at the request
of a large number of automobile
owners.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Dormitory and School Build
ings to Be Erected at
Tallahassee.
NECESSARY TO
MEET ATTENDANCE
Work of Building Will Be
Begun Shortly. Contract
ors' Pay Begins in Jan.
Tdi8A2Ss~e bureau,
The Pensacola JOurna


Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 13.-The
toard Of control late this afternoon
conferred with the board of state in
stitutions and succeeded in maxim ?
available sufficient funds for the
building Of q new dormitory and edu-
cational building at the state college
for women, the dormitory to cost for
ty thousand dollars and the educa-
tionel huildin~ fifty thousand
Work Of building will start as soon
after the plans are approved as pos
sible, but contractors win lie paid at
the rate of ten thousand dollars a
month, beginning in January. The
board of control saw the board of state
institutions and made this arrange
ment. It was feared no funds would
he available for this work for some
time, believing that the war will re-
duec attendance upon the university
this fall, it was decided to postpone
building there for the prezent, but as
seventy-tive girls more than can be
accommodated at the woman's col
lege have applied for reservations, it
was voted to begin, building the dor
mitory there as early as possible.
A resolution sIthorizinr the college
authorities to give Florida girls the
preference o~er iris from other
states, provided the girls from out
of Florida had not already begun
their courses, was passed; funds were
also made available for the mechan-
ical arts building at the college for
cOlored people Fe~e. The sum of $6.5OO
was appropriated For this building,
part of which will be built to take
the place. Of the burned barn. Twenty
three hundred dollars insurance money
from the .,arn added to this S6,5O0
will be sufficient to erect the new
building
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Coleman of Sunpter County
is Latest to Lose His
Official Scalp.
DRUNKENNESS AND
INCAPACITY CHARGE
Leonard I. Galbreath APP
pointed in His Place; A
Commissioner for Osceola
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensa GOA JCGrnal

Tallahassee, Aug, 13.--Late this
afternoon Governor Sidney !. Cats
removed from office Sheri.. 4. T.
Coleman, of Sumter county and COM
missioned as his successor Leonard I.
Galbreath, of Center Hill, Sumter
county. J. V. Burke, private secretary
to the governor, stated that Mr.. Cole
man was suspended "because Of
drunkenness, non-enforCement of the
law, collusion with blind tigers, and
general good-for-nothingness."
Something relative to the reported
proposed changes in the personnel of
the state board of examiners of train
ed nurse will be announced tomor-
row, it was stated at the governor 5
office this evening, by Secretary J. V.
Burke
William F. Walker, county commits
sioner of district three, Osceola coun-
ty, was removed by Governor Cats
today because Walker had automat-
ically become a citizen of Okeechobee
county when that county, was created
a few days ago. James X. Hilliarl
was appointed in Mr.. Walkers place
on the board of county commissioners.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
NEW ARMY IN
CAMP IN OCT.
FIRST INCREMENT GOES EARLY
IN SEPTEMBER THIS TO BE
THIRTY PER CENT. OF TOTAL
CALL.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The en-
tire first increment of the national
army will be under training early in
October. Thirty percent from each
district will go into camp on Septem-
Der 5; thirty per cent on September
Is; thirty per cent September 80, and
the remaining ten per cent as
soon after as possible. In farming
communities the local board will ar
range lists to fill the first increment
with crop conditions in mind.
Drafted men engaged in harvesting
may be passed over to the second or
third district quotas if necessary to
complete the harvest. The order is
sued today means twelve thousand
men will reach each of the sixteen
cantonments about September 5. They
will be first physically examined by
army doctors. Presumably the first
increment have been organized into
skeleton companies, battalions or
regiments before the second arrives.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
ARE GERMAN CRAFT
OPERATING OFF MEXICO?
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Aug. 13.-Reports of
hidden German wireless stations or
supply bases on the Mexican gulf
coast may lead to a search of those
waters by American warships.
Reports to the state department
and the navy department contain no
confirmation of the report of the dis
covered wireless stations on Lobos
Island and the coast of Campeche,
but it was indicated thz- a careful
scrutiny of Southern waters might
be made for traces of German raid
ers or supply craft.
Officials are inclined to minimize
the reports of wireless stations. but
a theory that German small craft
may be operating along the coast is
not taken so lightly.
Compeche is a district almost iso-
lated from the interior bv immense
stretches of jungle and officials ad-
NIT that agents of Germany might
carry on the supplying of German
small. ships for long time without
detection,
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
CO. | WORKS HARD At
DRILL, GETS | RECRUIT

One recruit was received by Com
pany l yesterday, Irving King, of
Ponce de Leon. Company I is con-
tinuing its drive for recruits but the
calling of a number of registered men
before the local board for examina-
tion has interfered with recruiting.
Much of the time of the company
yesterday was spent in drilling. and
The manual of arms is being taught,
and when the local company leaves. it
will be among the best drilled mill
tary units in the state. No definite
time for departure has been set,
though it is expected that the move
ment will not begin until all uniforms
have arrived. Ordnance equipment is
expected to arrive in a few days.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Under Age" Recruit Case In
Federal Court at IL A. NJ

tary authorities will bring the case
before the court this morning.
The point under contention is SIM
liar To the case of Merritt Bell when
he was serving in a local militia
company several years ago. His
father applied to the circuit court for
a writ of habeas corpus, and Judge
Wolfe, presiding, issued the writ. The
decision of the lower court was later
reversed by the supreme court. the
decision being handed down by Judge
Parkhill, formerly of Pensacola. The
judge held that a minor over the age
of eighteen could be enlisted in the
militia without his parents consent,
but could not be drafted into the ser
vice of the United States without
sUcn consent. In this case, howeveI
the parents of the two young men
contend that as they were under
eighteen, they could not even be en-
listed in the militia without written
consent
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
CLOSE DEBATE
WAR TAX BILL
TWO MORE SPEECHES. IT Is. AN
NOUNCED, WILL BE MADE Be
FORE THE DISCUSSION Is
ENDED.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 13.-General de-
bate in the senate on the war tax
bill is expected to close tomorrow,
Chairman Simmons, of the finance
committee, announced that only two
more senators had signifed an inten-
tion of speaking. Penrose and McCum-
Der, republican members of the COM
mittee, defended the bill at length,
declaring it was drawn in a non
partisan spirit. Penrose said the bill
is temporary in operation, and when
the war is over the whole tax system
will be revised. McCumber predicted
the war viii last at least four years
and the expenditure will be forty bill
lions
During the debate Senator Reed
made anotheC attack on Hoover, those
plan to control wheat, bread and -four
he declared, is decreed by dictator.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
FIVE AMERICANS LOST
WHEN STEAMER SINKS

Washington, Aug. 13.-Five Amer
lean passengers were lost when the
British steamer City of Athens struck
a mine and went down near Capetown,
South Africa, on August 10, accord
ing to today's state department dis
patches. Ten other passengers and
four of the crew also were lost, the
dispatches say.
The dispatches say four of the
Americans were missionaries and
named Mr.. and Mrs. Maygard, Miss
Robinson, and Caroline Thompson.
The latter is of the Methodist mis-
sion board. A Mr.. Pointer of the
mission was saved. Nineteen other
missionaries of an organization with
headquarters at $50 Bridge street,
Brooklyn, n. Y, were saved.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Elghty-hve in Escanbia Co.
Fail to Obey Summons.
Warrants Issued.
WILL PROSECUTE
TO THE LIMIT
No Mercy to Those Who
Dodge Purposely; Leni-
ency for Certain Cases.

No examinations were conducted
by the local exemption board yester-
day, and a recess was taken in order
to allow Sheriff J. c. Van Pelt time
to round up those who we're notified
to appear for examination, but who
have not yet done so. Eighty-fy
men have failed to answer to their
names in the first call for $50, and
with the exception of these, the ex-
animation of the first draft is prac-
tically complete
Prosecution of the cases against
the deliquents will depend on the ma
ture of the case, officials stated yes
torday, and where the absence was
the result of ignorance, or failure to
receive the notification no legal action
will be taken. Where deliberate in
tent to avoid the draft is shown, the
full penalties of the law will be in
vOked, as the recent ruling of the pro-
vost marshal renders it a serious of
fense to wilfully avoid service under
the selective system.
In some of the cases which have
come before the board, it is believed
that some gave wrong addresses,
which viii of course make q search
difficult. Every effort will be made
to locate the slackers, however, and
vigorous prosecution will result
Whether the delinquents are prose-
cuted by the federal authorities or
not depends on the action of the local
board. The district attorney stated
to The Journal that every violation
of the law governing registration,
and subsequent steps on drafting the
national army will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent.
As soon as the eighty-five men are
rounded up and examined the board
will consider the exemptions, and
if necessary, after the exemptions
are passed upon, another call will be
sent out.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
MAIL SERVICE CUT IN
CERTAIN PART OF CITY

Cnlcss the city sees fit to make
certain improvements in a portion of
New City, according to a letter from
Postmaster Hancock. a partial dis
continuance Of free rural mail deliv-
cry will be cut off and a number Of
patrons, who say they will suffer Sc
rious inconvenience Il this comes
about, brought the matter to the at
tention Of the city commissioners
yesterday in a communication signed
by about a dozen families, who pc
titiOned that some work of street i'm
provement be done at once.
The commissioners announced that
just at the present time it was out
of the question to do the work, but
promised relief just as soon as funds
were available.
The section of the city thus affect
ed is that portion east on DeSoto
street, and on Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth avenues, between DeSoto and
Lloyd streets 1t is claimed that
heavy sand beds make it almost out
of the question for rural carrier No,
! to get through it as expeditiously
as the department would have him
hence the complaint.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
BOOST NAVAL
STORES TRADE
R. F. MITCHELL IN WASHING
TON SEEKING TO CREATE
PROFITABLE MARKET FOR
TURPENTINE AND ROSIN.

Washington, D. c., Aug, I3.-R, F.
Mitchell, of Pensacola, President of
the West Florida Naval Stores Asso-
citation, is in Washington to create a
profitable market for turpentlne and
other naval stores. Accompanied b.
Senators Trammell and Fletcher and
Congressman Walter Kehoe, Mitchell
called on the officials of the shipping
board and council of national defense
to urge that some ship De detailed to
carry naval stores to the European
market.
Mr. Mitchell represented to these
officials that naval stores trade is in
verv poor shape with a poor market
and low prices while the European
countries are short of these articles
and the prices there are high. The
officials are willing to investigate the
situation and see if Mr., Mitchelrs
plan can be carried out.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
ARMIES REST.
IN FLANDERS
For 4 SEASON
Anglo-French and Teutons
Evidently Preparing for
Infantry Activity. f.
FRENCH REPULSE
FOES IN MOLDAVIA
American Missionaries Are
Lost When British Ship
Strikes a Mine.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
In Flanders the Anglo-French and
German troops are apparently rest
ing preparatory to further infantry
activity Germans can hardly per
nit the British to hold the important
salient east of Ypres without making
additional efforts to straighten their
front.
French have again repulsed all Ger
man efforts along the Aisne front,
and in southern Moldavia the Teuton
drive against the Russians and Ru-
manians is in progress. The latter
have been forced to give up the FOX
shani Marassechti line and retire to
Sereth river.
BY the capture of Pantziu, Teutons
probably have cut railroad north, i'm
perilling Russians and Rumanians
fighting in Western Moldavia.
Five Americans, four of whom were
missionaries, were killed when the
British steamer City of Athens struck
a mine near Capetown.
The American bark Christiana was
sunk off the Azores by a submarine,
the crew being saved.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
ALIEN ENEMIES OFF FOR
INTERNMENTCAMPTODAY

Accompanied by United States
Marshal James B. Perkins, E Lutz
H. G Kulenkampff, and Robert
Teumler will leave today at noon Tor
Fvrt Mcpherson, TO be interned, prob
ably for the duration of the wa.
The three men were arrested sew
eral weeks ago on presidential war
rants on the grounds that their pres
ence at large WAS dangerous to the
peace and dignity of the United
States. Since that tire they have
been held in the county Jail, and were
refused hearing before the attorney
general, even Efter they had offered
to defray all expenses.
All three of the men are prcmi
nent in business and social circles in
the city, and have long been identi-
fed with its life. 1t is understood
that members of their respective
families will accompany them to the
iuterment camp.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
CARLOAD MAIL ORDER
CATALOGS RECEIVED
IN PENSACOLA

It isn't often that the Post
master receives mail, and it is
very very seldom, that anyone
receives a carload at one time,
but Ben S. Hancock broke all
precedents yesterday when a
solid carload of mail came con-
signed to him.
He hasn't read it all, and
doesn't intend to, not only be
cause it is physically impossible
to do so, but because all of it is
exactly alike, and for the further
good reason that it is not his
mail.
Furthermore, he is not going to
keep it a day, but is going to
mail it to someone else right
away, and it's not a chain let
ter either, for they've quit send
those
The truth of the matter is that
they are mail order catd1ogs, 4O,-
900 pounds of them, addressed,
apparently, to everybody in this
part of the country.
So it's the postmasters' job to
remail every ons of them.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
BAR VOLUNTEERING
TO MEN CALLED
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Aug. 13.-Major Ea-
ward Anderson, in charge of the Sc
lective draft in Florida, received the
following dispatch from Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today:
Major Edward Anderson, care of
the Governor, Tallahassee, Fla: An
erroneous instruction has been sent
by the navy department to naval re-
cruiting stations to the effect that
persons could voluntarily enlist in the
navy after having been called by i
local board. The attention of tho
navy department has been called to
this error and it is being rectified by
telegram today. Please inform all
local boards that after a person has
been called by the board he cannot
voluntarily enlist in the military or
naval services and that such voluntary
enlistment will not protect him from
the penalty of the law for failure to
report to the local board. Crowder. ."
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
ROTARY TO ENTERTAIN
DIST. GOVERNOR TONIGHT

Instead of holding its regular Tues
day luncheon at one o'clock today, the
Pensacola Rotary Club will have a
dinner tonight at the San Carlos hotel
in honor of Malcolm D. Jones gov
ernor for this district, who will make
his first official visit to the city to-
day,
Mr.. Jones is one of the most prom
inent attorneys in Georgia and is a
forceful talker. His address tonight
will be on a subject of unusual inter
est, and it is expected that the entire
membership of the club will be in at
tendance.
IN connection with the regular pro-
gram, a special musical program will
be enjoyed, the entire plan being ar
ranged by J. L. Hendricks. John A.
Merritt will preside at the meeting,
and William Fisher will talk.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14

At eleven o'clock this morning,
writs of habeas corpus, served Satur-
day on captain James F. Phillips. of
Company l, are returnable in the fed
eral court, and that officer is required
to appear and show cause why James
F and MilIard Hurd should nos be
discharged from duty in his COM
mard.
The cases were brought in the fed
cral court on application of the
fathers of the two young men on
wrlts of habeas corpus, claiming that
they had been enlisted in the mili-
tarv service Of the United States
without the consent of their parents.
1t is contended that both of the
young men are under the age of eigh-
teen years, and therefore incapable
of enlistinC, without written permits
SIGN of their parents.
Judge Sheppard issued the writs
Friday and they were served Satur-
day 1t is understood that the mill
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
NO DISPOSITION IS
MADE OF BABY'S CASE

No disposition was made Of cases
Il the recorders court yesterday
against Bennett and Watson, two ne
groes arrested in connection with the
burial of the body of an infant, in the
pack yard of the muther's home last
week. The police department had
some ether details of the case to
TgJ tnsd n a9f s, fas hfafPsS n tbs wssk %Fe f. con-
raigned this r~orning, and if the
charges are sustained, they will be
turned over to the county authorities.
1t is understood the state board Of
health officials are interested in the
case and if the case is proven as the
police represent it, prosecution will
be all the more stringent.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
AMUSEMENT COMMITTEE
WILL MEET TODAY

A meeting of the loccal organiza-
tion on training camp activities will
be held this morning at eleven o'clock
in the Chamber of Commerce, when
all of the officers elected at the first
meeting are expected to be present,
and to start work on plans for enter
tanning enlisted men on duty here.
L. A. Wier who spent several days
in the city a short while ago, assist
ing in the organization work. will
return today and with the executive
secretary for Pensacola, Stacy A.
Bowing, will open headquarters for
the work in the Chamber of commerce
suite, Brent building.
At the organization meeting an
executive board was created, and
Chairmen of various committees ap-
pointed. At the meeting today, the
officers will assume the duties of their
positions, and organize the commit
tees. Following were those elected
at the last meeting:
Executive BOard-P. K. Yonge
chairman; John A. Merritt, vice-chair-
man; John Malone, treasurer; eX-
offcio members of the board, Captain
J. L. Jayne, commandant, aeronautiC
station, and Major Hughes, command
ing coast artillery.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Sports. Mayor Thomas H. Johnsc4
Music and Dramatic, DR.. William
Alderman; Education and Library
RiX NJ. Robinson, chairman. and J. B
Perkins; Social Entertainment, c. H.
Mann; Hospitality ard Comfort, Cap
tain l. H. Aiken; Publicity, f. F. Bing-
ham; Commercial Relations, J. B
McNeill, chairman, and R. F. Mitchell
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14

and hear what the Navy League is
doing, and what it needs
This appeal comes from the chair
man of the Stephen r. Mallory Sec
tion of the Navy League in Pensa-
cola and the southern held secretary
emporariluv in the city for the pur,
pose of aiding the local section.
You will not be asked to join or
give; you will simply hear of the
magnificent work this first American
preparedness" organization is doing.
you will be told what 1t needs to do
for the men who are our safeguard
and our pride, and then it win be
left to you to say what You viii do.
Have the navy or the marine cpr9s
ever failed the country?
Will you fail them?
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-14
Navy League Chairman Appeals
To Business Men to Attend
Rally at San Carlos at IL A. M.

"Have you stopped to think that
the business interests of every
American man are protected by the
American navy?
''Do you realize that every one
of you owe them a return for this
protection?
"If you have not thought of this
before, you will have the opportun-
ity this morning by attending the
Navy League rally at the San Car
los Hotel from eleven to twelve.
IF you are not a member of the
Navy League of the Unired States,
you ought to be, out of sheer graft
tude, but whether you are or not,
whether you think you want to be or
not, come to the rally this morning,