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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04


was sent. for. 1t came up as close as
possible and rope was thrown to the
men. The tractor pulled them out.
Il never want to see anything like
that again." said officer who su-
pervised the operation. Three of those
poor men. who for hours had been
struggling against being drawn down
to death. were raving mad"
t4
In London one sees many evidences
of trench mud. The men arriving
from the front on leave are covered
with it. having had no chance of get
ting thoroughly clean. 1t is worse
with the wounded. A man gets hit
in the front line. perhaps He is put on
a stretcher and the bearers make their
way bacs. They wade through mud
in the communication trenches to a
field dressing station. There the wound
is dressed and made clean. 1t is about
the only thing about the man that is
clean. Then the stretcher men so on
back, keeping to the trench as long as
try to the NONCOMPLIANCE station.
If the wound is bad the man is. OF
course, taken into a field hospital and
there given a thorough cleaning. If
train. which proceeds to the base on
the coast. He is put on hospital
ship. crosses the channel. then aboard
a train bound for some hospital in
England. Many man has arrived in
hospital in "Blighty" with his uniform
still caked with mud
In the best of times the bane of
Tommy's life is keeping his rifle clean.
It must be speckless to satisfy critical
company commanders. and Tommys
life is hard. Nowadays it is almost
impossible to keep mud and grit out
of the barrel and mechanism. When
not in use the soldier places metal
cap over the end of the barrel OF his
rife. Some have canvas cases to cover
the whole: others wrap up the breech
with bits of cloth.
Some say that the battlefield will he
dry by the latter part of next month;
fighting until well into March. When
ever it is, there can be little fighting
during the intervening period. But
then there will be enough to make up
for all lost time. That it has been
impossible to carry on active opera
tions through the winter is disap-
pointing to the British army, but the
time has NJ been entirely lost. Great
Roadway i..5 been made behind the
allies outgu ned and outnumbered the
enemy on ne western front. Next
spring the advantage will be greater
than ever. Next spring" has been
mystic phrase for several springs and
nothing happened. This spring, how
ever, things are different, and great
as was the fighting on the Somme
and the Ancre, it Will be greater still.
Copyright, 1917, by Curtis Brown.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

Armstrong for this purpose. The blub-
Der is cut up by revolving knives and
put into steam cookers to get out the
oil. 1t is cooked again and again. IN
order that none may be lost.
The next process is cutting up the
carcass In this the workmen use Ion 6
knives and chop the meat into thirty
or forty pound chunks They then
throw 1t into boilers where it is cooked
eight or ten hours. The oil rises to the
top and is drawn off, while the meat
left goes into the drying tanks for
conversion into fertilizer.
The bones also are cooked. They are
rich in oil and valuable as a fertilizer.
They are crushed when they come from
the cooker. and then dried and sacked
for the market. Each sack holds about
200 pounds and is worth $3.50. The
meat fertilizer, which is powdered and
sacked the same way, selis Tor 80
sack A single sperm whale will pro-
duce from ten to twenty barrels of oil,
most of which comes from hole in
the head. The first step in butchering
sperm whales IS TO sever the mead ana
take out the oil.
1t is from the sperm whale that am
bergris comes. The word means gray
amber and the substance is gray.
waxlike, solid mass, that is found in
the abdomen of the sperm whale in
Jumps weighing from a half ounce to
100 pounds. 1t is sometimes found
floating on the sea. or lying on the
sand near the seacoast. Ambergris is
very valuable. 1t is worth in the neigh
berhood of $500 a pound, and two
pieces recently taken from a sperm
whale sold for s1O,50o. They weighed
about thirty-eight pounds. The stuff
is largely used In perfumery and also
in medicines. 1t is formed by the bile
of the sperm whale. and when first
taken out it has disgusting SMELL
The total catch of the Port Armstrong
plant last season was about 200 whales.
The whales were of half dozen diff
ferent varieties, most of them being
sperm> sulphur bottom. finbacks and
humpbacks. These varieties are among
the most common to the whale fisheries
of today. They were not considered of
great value in the past, the right whale,
of which I speak farther on in this
letter. being by far the most profitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

LONDON, January rs, 1917.
q Asst year the great offensive on
VI the Somme started on the first
II of July 1t continued with I'M
60 abated fury through August, Sep
tember and October. Then it began to
dwindle During September it was
freely promised that this season there
would be no abatement in the attack,
that straight through the whole winter
the war en- the western front would be
continued with great vigor. day by dag
and week by week. with the enemy be-
ing given no rest.
The promise hasn't come exactly true.
The enemy. to be sure. is given little
rest and is not having happy time.
bu; lie is being disturbed by artillery
lire and not by infantry attack. and he
Goes not fear. along the British fighting
'front.' at icast-on the SomIne and the
AuCre--a general advance.
In this supermodern war 1t would
l,., supposed that every possible detail
would be worked out, every eNiSency
figured to the last degree, but there
was one thing to which too little con-
sideration was given When a steady ad-
vance Germanyward ts~cugh the whole
winter was predicted. 1t was the eff
feet of shell fire on the ground to be
covered bursting sh'ii... British and
German. peppered the mole battle
zone, making great los. ranging
from a couple to twelve br fourteen
feet deep. These craters were formed
10y the tens of thousands in all parts.
until the ground looked like the in
donations on the top of a como II
honey.
Then came the rains, extraordinarily
heavy, and the shell craters filled with
water. The ordinary mud of winter
was bad enough, but not impossible,
hut all these shell holes are hopeless.
No troops can advance over them, and
an attack through them. with troops
pressions would be futile even if the
troops could actually drag themselves
through the mud. So the war has
sagged. In November the British man
aged an attack on the Ancre, but on
the Somme nothing. Around Nerdun,
where the ground is higher and drier,
the French did great things. Other
wise. and particularly with the British,
the western front devotes itself to raids
more or less extensive and to con-
tlnuouS artillery pounding.
This unreckoned impassability of the
battlefield adds to the horror and to
the difficulty of war. Night patrols
through No Mans Land are doubly dan
gerouS. Many men have fallen into
water-fiiled she'll craters and been
drowned. The parties that slip out I'M
der the cover of darkness, carefully
feeling their way and dropping to the
ground when star shells flare, have a
dangerous and unhappy time. Patrols
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

= Asst year the great offensive on
VI the Somme started on the first
III , of July. 1t continued with un-
fbated fury through August Sep
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
SPECIAL MEET Nc
METHODIST BOARD

Much Importance is attached to the
announcement of special meeting of
the official board of the First Meth
odist Church, which will take place
this evening at 7:30 o'clock, in the
pastors study, and every member is
urged to be present, as business of
more than passing importance will be
transacted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
CHARTERED SMACK
LEAVES FOR n. Y.

In command of Captain Littlejohn,
the chartered smack Francis O'Hara,
which has been in local fishing SER
vice for the past several weeks, left
port yesterday for the north. A full
supply of ice was loaded at this point,
and the smack will be sailed over to
the snapper banks and the catch will
be taken into New York instead of
being brought to Pensacola. New
York epicureans. therefore, will know
what good fish eating is few hours
after the arrival of Captain Little
johns boat there.
The O'Hara and the Squirting, two
staunch smacks, were chartered by
Frank Welles upon the occasion of
the latter's visit in the east a few
months since. The Squirting is now
on the snapper banks and upon dis
charging her forthcoming catch here
will then probably return north.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
WARMING To SMALL
GRAFT IS DISPLAYED

All day yesterday the precaution-
airy signal was displayed at the
weather bureau. This small pennant
cautioned boats that rough weather
was imminent, and all small vessels
profited by the warning and precau
tons were taken last evening to
guarantee against any damage from
high and rough water during the
night.
A stiff breeze from the south pre-
vailed during the day, and seemed to
freshen up during the later afternoon.
Small boats which went for any dis
lance in the harbor, especially in the
afternoon pitched precariously, and at
nightfall sought shelter, making trips
in the bay only on urgent call. No
exceedingly high winds were expect
ed during the night, but precautions
were taken all along the waterfront
to forestall any damage, however.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
LAST EXCURSION TO
d FUN|AK THIS WEEK

On Saturday of this week the final
excursion of the present chautauqua
season will be operated from this
city to DeFuniak, and it is expected
that the record crowd of the year
will leave here, and will join the spe-
cial train at each of the numerous
intermediate stations.
A special train will be operated
from Pensacola, leaving shortly after
the departure of the regular east
bound mail, and will stop at all in
termediate stations.
The program for the concluding
Saturday is an interesting one, and
will entertain those who go from this
city, as well as from the remainder
of the stations on the P. & A. d.
vision.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
Cut This Quilt is Worth Money.

Cut This Quit is Worth Money.
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail 1t
to Foley & Co., 1886 Sheffield Ave-.
Chicago. ILL.,, writing your name and
address clearE. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds, and Group; Foley
Kidney Pills, for pain II 8ss ard
back, rheumatism, backa kidney
and bladder ailments; anc o.eg Ca
thartic Tablets, who alF ard
thoroughly cleansing cathatc for
constipation, biliousness. W acha.
and sluggish bowels. D slsaaberse i
Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
TWO ARRESTS ON
SERIOUS CHARGES

Deputy Sheriff Bayless made trip
to both Moline and Muscogee yes
terday and at each point made an ar
rest. at Moline arresting a negro
named George Ball on charge of
carrying concealed weapons, and at
Muscogee arrested another negro
named Walter Graves on charge of
selling liquor without license. Both
of the defendants were locked up in
the county jail, having been unable
to make bond.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
SHERIFF L[V|Es ON
ROCK PHOSPHATE

BY virtue of authority from the
commissioner of agriculture, the
sheriff has levied upon total of 81
sacks of rock phosphate which is pro-
nounced not up to the standard, and
he will expose this for sale at the
five points where the consignments
have been found and seized. The
sales will be conducted on Friday, and
the sheriff, in another column, an
nounces the quantities and the re-
spective points of sale, in this morn
ing's Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
STEAMER IS SOLD
1T PUBLIC OUTCRY

To satisfy a claim of A. n. Green,
the small river steamer Fish King
was sold at public outcry by Chief
Deputy H. j. Maclzey, in front of the
government building, yesterday at
noon, the bidder, who was awarded
the vessel being Mr.. Green. The
steamer has been moored at one of
the docks for the past several weeks,
it is said, undergoing repairs, and
Mr.. Green's claim is based upon pay
ment for said repairs. 1t was said
that another claimant has placed on
file a claim for the engines, etc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
VERDICT OF s., 800
AWARDED PLAINTIFF

A jury in the court of record yes
terday afternoon awarded verdict
of $500 to Prince and Mandy Per-
due, colored, against the G. F & A..
railway, said verdict carrying with
it interest from date of suit. The
jury returned into the court room
shortly after noon, after which court
was adjourned for the day.
Mandy Perdue, wife Of the other
plaintiff, sustained injuries while
walking on the right of way of the
defendant company, several months
ago. Hard of hearing, she did not
notice the approach of motor truck
behind her She made move to get
off the track, it was said, and the car,
said to have been in charge of j. P.
Lynaham, ran her down and struck
her with much force.
The case was started Tuesday in
the court of record and was complet-
ed yesterday afternoon. as stated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
Safe Medicine for Children

els it safe?" is the first question
to be considered when buying cough
medicine for children Chamberlain
Cough Remedy has long been a fav-
orite with mothers of young children
as it contains no opium or other mar
cotic, and may be given to a child
as confidently as to an adult. It Is
pleasant to take, too, which is of
great Importance when a medicine
must be given to young children. This
remedy is most effectual in relieving
coughs, colds and Group. Obtainable
everywhere
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
Help Us Improve
Your Service


Our effort is to give immedi-
ate attention to telephone trou-
bles.
In order to accomplish this
subscribers are asked to report
all troubles to Complaint. "
The Complaint" desk is the
clearing house for all troubles.
From here they are sent into
the proper channels without
loss of time.
Oftentimes troubles are of a
complicated nature and diff
ficult to find. If you do not
see a man actually working on
your telephone instrument it
does not mean that you are not
receiving the proper attention.
The trouble may be in a ca
bic or in a cable-box. and two
or three men may be at work
upon it. Troubles impair the
service and our first consider
alton is to clear troubles
promptly.
We ask your cooperation.
]. T. Peele, District Manager
SOUTHERN BELL IAN
TELEPHONE AND t A =
TELEGRAPH CO. sgsrssssE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
ALIENS FOOT EASE DOES II

When your shoes pinch or your corns
and bunions ache so that you are tired
all over, get Aliens Foot Ease, the anti
and sprinkled in the foot-bath. 1t will take
the sting out of corns and bunions and
give instant relief to Tired. Aching.
ages are being used by the German and
Allied troops at the front. Sold every
where. Csc. Don't accept any substitute.
ADV.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
SHIRTS.

The new Spring Shirts are here
in a wide selection, the negligee
coat style predominating. Many
distinctive colors and patterns, af-
fording an excellent range for the
most fastidioussas well as conserve
tive. Percales,. madras, silks, mer-
cerized silks and soissettes-S1.5O
to $500.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
Insomnia.

Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less, and is often
the cause of insomnia. Eat light
supper with little if any meat, and no
milk; also take one of Chanaberlain's
Tablets Immediately after supper,
and see if you do not rest much bet
ter. Obtainable everywhere.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
Spring.

Spring is looked upon by many as
the most delightful season of the
year, but this cannot be said of the
rheumatic. The cold and damp
weather brings on rheumatic pains
which are anything but pleasant.
They can be relieved, however, by ap-
plying Chamherlain's Liniment. OBJ
tainable everywhere.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-05
SHOES.

Bannister and Walk-Over Shoes,
new and nobby Oxfords for Easter
wear. Shown in the new lasts and
in patent, vici, chocolate and tan.
This showing is up to the usual
standards of our reputation for
Shoes of high quality, and you will
make no mistake if fitted here
$3.50 to $500.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12

London, March 11.-Gen. Ere
derrick Stanley Maude, in command
of the Entente forces in Mesopota-
mia, telegraphed today the welcome
news for the British Of the occupa-
ton early this morning of the city
of Bagdad, the chief Turkish city i'm
Mesopotamia, and formerly the capi-
tai of the empire of the Caliphs.
No details of the capture have
been received, Gen. Madue's story
of the occupation carrying events
only up to Saturday morning, when
the British, after effecting a sur
prise crossing Of the Diala and
bridging the Tigris, had driven the
Turks back to within three miles of
Bagdad. It is evident, however, that
the Turks have been unable to Of
fer any serious resistance since the
fall of Kut- -El-Amara.
They were said to be hurriedly
summoning reinforcements from
other theaters of the war where
Turks were engaged, but the dis
tance to be covered were 80 great
that additional forces were unable
to arrive in time to save the ancient
city which, after Mecca, occupies
first place in the Mohammedan
mind.
The fall Of Bagdad, besides end
ing the German hopes Of Near East
ern dominion, based on q Berlin
Bagdad railway, will reverberate
throughout the Mohammedan en-
pires, ands it is believed, viii more
than rehabilitate British prestige il
the Far East, damaged by the earl.
| ier loss Of Kut-El-Amara.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12
Jews ARE BROAD MINDED
SAYS RABBI MANDEL SILVER

Rabbi Mandel Silver, Of New Or
leans, who is considered one Of the
most brilliant Rabbits South, deli
vered a most interesting lecture at
the Jewish Synagogue, Sunday
evening. The congregation which
was large, was composed Of many
other denominations, besides Jews.
Rabbi Silver, dwelled upon the
"Jewish Problem and their solu-
tions," and his address was con-
structive and instructive Rabbi
Silver said, in part 81 would not
care to see one religion, in this
world. Let each creed, worship as
they will. Let US respect every de-
nomination and their creed, but let
us have Unity outside Of our respec-
tive houses of worship. He stated
further, that the Jewish people were
always ready to help their fellow
men, and cited an instance, where
the free clinic Of the Touro Infirm-
ary, during the past year served 81
1-2 per cent non Jewish patrons
while the other 2 1-2 per cent were
made up Of the Jewish creed, while
in Hot Springs the Levi Memorial
treated % per cent non Jewish peo-
pie the other two per cent being
Jewish. Hb lecture was broad and
Of . most instructive character.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12
general MAUDE wins fame BY CAPTURE
0F BAGDAD THE ANCIENT CAPITAL
Has Twice Been Leading City Of the World and once Had
A Population Of Two Millions. Capture Will Re-
store British Prestige In the Far East

Perhaps no more welcome news
could come at time when the
British public for the first time,
owing to the submarine war, is be-
ginning to feel the effects of the
war in a greatly reduced food sup
ply, besides being thrown into de-
preston by the revelations of the
Dardanelles report. Further news
must be awaited before it is known
whether Gen. Maude made impor-
tant captures Of Turkish troops or
guns, either before or at Bagdad.
Apparently the occupation was
effected without resistance and with
only slight losses. Even it the Turks
succeed in extricating all their
forces, the loss of Bagdad is a great
blow to them. Bagdad has been the
base for the Turkish operations in
Persia. Up to within about 10000
square miles of Persian territory,
but, the Russians pressing them
closely from Kirmanshah as well as
from the direction of Erzerum, indi-
cations point to speedy junction of
the British and Russian forces,
which soon would compel the Tur-
kish evacuation of Persia.
Badgad's capture marks the cli-
max to one Of the most dramatic
picturesque phases Of the world war.
The city which has fallen to British
arms links the present to q past 50
distant that it is semifabulous. The
unknown history Of Bagdad reaches
baek. for more than four thousand
years, to the shadowy times Of King
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, a quay
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12
new OFFICERS FOR
iberia POST I.P.A.
Six New DerfickS Erected In
Little Bayou OIL Field With
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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12
HERE IS news
CARRANzA ELECTED
The General Is the Whole
Show There Being No Vice
President

Mexico City, March 11.-General
.Venustiano Carranza today was
elected president Of Mexico by what
il believed to have been the largest
vote ever cast in the republic. Al
though the voters had the privilege
Of writing in or declaring any name
they desired, General Carranzs re-
ceived Ill but . few scattering bal
lots. The estimated vote cast runs all
the way from several hundred thous-
and 70 . million.
The presidential election today
was provided for in articles adopted
by the constitutional assembly
which met at Qusretaro. Many Of
the old residents declare that this
was the first real election ever held
in the country. Reports from var
ious parts Of the republic indicate
that there was no disturbance or in
timidation.
Although there was no opposition
for the presidency, the congressional
contests were bitterly fought. Con-
ditions at the polls throughout the
federal district were orderly and
there was steady stream of voters
during the day. Troops were not in
evidence, the soldiers casting their
votes in their barracks.
Mexico now will have a constitu-
tional president for the first time
since 1911, when Francisco Madero
received more than 100000 votes.
General Victoriano Huerta called an
election in 1914 and declared him.
self elected, but later nullified the
election on the ground that an in
sufficient number Of votes had been
cast.
The election marks the climax Of
Carransa's efforts. He took the field
against Huerta February 10, 1913.
after Huerta had seized the execu-
tive power.
The election was simplifisd By the
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