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Evening journal., 1917-03-17
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
LONDON, March 17.-Bapaume, the
key of the German defense against
which the new Haig offensive on the
western front has been hammering,
has been captured.
Dispatches on Thursday coupled
with Field Marshal Haigs official
statement. prepared the public. in
measure, for the welcome news Of cap
ture Of the German stronghold
dubbed by Hindenburg not so many
months ago as the Gibraltar Of the
western front"
On Thursday British forces we're
reported within a few hundred yards.
of the Bapaume defenses.
Since that time Field Marshal
Haig has been silent as to the ex-
act extent OF the operations.
Military experts have predicted that
occupation by the British of this strong
hold will force an early retirement of
the Germans from the Bapaume-ATas
line.
GERMANS REPORT RETIREMENT.
By The United Press.
BERLIN, Via Sayyille Wireless, March
l7.-"Between Sally and the St. Pierre
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
by Carl d. GROAT

United Press Stan Correspondent.
Petrograd. March H. The triumph
OF democracy seemed assured today.
The line Of the Romanoffs has come TO
an end through abdication of the hered-
itary monarchs. and today a republic
was in the making
Order was completely restored in the
capital today.
Through prompt and enthusiastic co
operation of railway employees the hun
ger of the people in famine stricken dis
tricts throughout the land is being
quickly relieved. Hundreds of carloads
of provisions were rushed TO these sec
tions. Grain stores everywhere have
been requisitioned by the provisiona
government. fair prices being paid tbs
owners. The distribution. through 9
carefully organized system. Of these
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
movie" SHOW WEEKLY
NOW At Westminster

Moving picture exhibitions are TO be
q weekly entertainment feature in
Westminster Church hereafter. The
first exhibition was given yesterday al
ternoon under the auspices Of the Pas
tors Aid Society, $50 young people en-
ioying many reels Of educational and
humorous subjects. Westminster Is the
first church in the state TO adopt the
"movies" as a feature Of social work in
the church. and Judging from the inter
est displayed in the exhibition Of yes
terday the innovation will be a success.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
FIVE GOVERNORS confer ON
NATIONAL Defense Plan
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-Party
creed was cast into oblivion here to-
day when the Governors Of five Mid
die Atlantic States got together in
the Union League Club to formulate
plans for cooperation in event Of
hostilities between this country and
Germany.
The meeting. which includes Brum-
baugh, OF Pennsylvania; Edge, of New
Jersey; Whitman, of New York; Town
send, OF Delaware. and Harrington. of
Maryland, was called by Governor
Edge in order that the five States,
which are said to furnish twenty-five
per cent. OF the war supplies OF the
nation, may get together and work on
some common ground for prepared
ness in case of war.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
LEGISLATURE HAS BUSY TIME
AHEAD ON LAST ACTIVE WEEK

ment away from the State Board.
For years DR.. Frantz has had charge
Of the vital statistics from all the
counties. The idea, it is understood,
is to give the recorder of deeds Of
each county charge OF the vital sta
tistics for his respective county. I'm
der the present system of DR.. Frantz
being registrar OF vital statistics, it
is claimed it costs the State about
S2500 a year. by putting the work
on the recorders it is contended it
would not cost more than from $1,000
to $1,000 a year. Members of the
committee have refused to discuss
their probable finding, as the investi-
cation is not completed.
The bill amending the Juvenile
Court law, which was reported out ia
vorably with substitute in the House
Thursday afternoon, was recommitted
yesterday morning and again amended.
The bill as it now stands and which
will come up for vote early next
week, fixes the salary of the Juvenile
Court Judge at $72O, instead of 1920
year, which was the amount named
/ in the substitute. It also provides for
. three assistant probation officers, in
stead of two, at a salary of $720 each.
Through an error the bill yesterday
was reported as passed,
II is anticipated that the cOntro-
versy over the bill providing for a
deputy and clerk for the insurance
commissioner will be adjusted early
next week. The Democrats in caucus
several days ago made an issue of this
bill and threatened to withhold sup.
port from every bill to increase salar-
les of clerks and deputies in the New
Castle county offices unless the Re-
publicans support the bill TO provide
help for Insurance Commissioner VII.
son.
Must Turn Tn Fees.
There was considerable more Be
hind this fight than was on the sur
face. For some years the insuranc,
commissioners have been w.thholdin,
certain fees which IL is said amount
to. considerable during the fouryea
lterm. II is said that Attorney Gen
eral Reinhardt has given an opinion
to the effect that the keeping OF thes
fees by the insurance Commissioner
in the past has been illegal
The present insurance commission
, er. Thomas r. Wilson. has held offic
: only since January He is not provid
ed with a deputy and clerk as are tn
other State officers, but it is reporte
that a compromise either has bee
reached or will be early next wee
which will adjust the controversy be
tween the Democrats and Republi
cans Under this compromise it
. reported the insurance commissions
| CONTINUED on Page Two.l
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
HOUSEPUTS OK.
ON PAID FIREMEN
|. FOR WILMINGTON
Connolly Bill Passes by Vote
of 81 to 7; Claim it Will
Pass Senate
Names Commission
TO rule Department
Staff Cnrresnondent.

0ldll 0uIItHpohuchls
DOVER, March 17-After a spirited
fight on the floor. the House yester-
day afternoon passed Representative
Connelly's bill to create paid Fire
Department for Wilmington, by a
vote of q to Z. Twenty-four votes
were necessary to pass the bill in the
House. Among the spectators in the
House when the bill was passed was
a delegation of volunteer fremen
from Wilmington. who came to Dover
to oppose it. The measure now goes
to the Senate, where its champions
and opponents will wage a keen fight
over it,
Representative Cross and Down
ward were the active opponents Of
the bill on the floor, while Mr.. Con-
nelly did all the talking for the
measure. The bill was supported
solidly by the Democrats. while eight
Republicans also voted for 1t and
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
THESE WERE MEAN THIEVES.

Thieves stole a bread box from the
store of j. c. Hardness, of Sixth and
Adams streets. Wednesday night. and
before leaving they placed box in such
a position that anyone entering the
store would fall over il. Mr.. Harkness,
who is 6s years old, went to open the
store early Thursday morning. tripped
over the box and he is now nursing
sprained wrist.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
BAPAUME CAPTURED BY
BRITISH; GERMANS MAY
ABANDON WHOLE FRONT

Vast Wood and between Beuraigne.
and Lassimy, English and French de-
tachments, respectively, settled in
trenches which had been abandoned by
us, according to our plans" declared to.
days official statement.
The statement also said:
Between the Canal In Basse and
the Ancre, there was lively fire activ-
ity. AT several places English recon-
noitering detachments were repulsed
ION the Aisne front there was
forefield enterprise which brought us
thirty-five prisoners.
Between the Meuse and the Mo
selle our thrusting detachments
brought prisoners in from four differ
ent places on the hostile lines"
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
BY The United Press.

by The United Press.
PETROGRAD. March i5.- Grand
Duke Michael Is willing 10 accept the
throne Of Russia only in case refer
endum vote Of the people shows that
form of government with him at
the head, is approved throughout
Russia.
In announcing his decision today,
the Grand Duke made his acceptance
of the throne contingent upon such a
pleblsite.
Otherwise, he indicated his decli-
nation Of the kingship which Gar
Nicholas In his abdlcatiOn rendered
him.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
FINE nIsnRnFRIY NAY

Grant Layman. who was arrested by
a special officer Of the Wilson Line,
was fined 81 and costs in Municipal
Court this morning, on charge OF
disorderly conduct, at the Fourth
street wharf.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
Officers of International Brotherhood in
Pennsylvania Join With Workers in
Eleventh Hour Attempt to Prevent Tie-up
Of the ROadS---PreSident Wilson Does Not
Believe Men Will Quit---BOth Sides Meet
in Conference Hoping to Adjust Differences.
Big Four Say Strike Isn't Called Off.
SUPREME COURT MAY HAND DOWN
ADAMSON LAW DECISION MONDAY
BY The United Press.

PHILADELPHIA, March Electromagnetic
members and officers of the Grand International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers today filed
an Injunction here in the United States District
Court against the order of the Brotherhood chiefs
in calling for general strike the railroads of
the cnIIffru
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
DREDGING FOR SAND.

With the advent of spring-like wealth
er, the Charles Warner Company has
started operations at Deep Water Point
with their dredges and sand barges.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
zEPPELIN WRECKED AFTER RAID.

by The United Press.
PARIS, Mar. IA Zeppelin, ap-
parently returning from England. was
brought down in Compiegne today
The airship fell from a great height
The crew was burned to death.
A cable from London late last night
announced that an air raid was in pro-
gress on southeastern counties Of
England Presumably the Zeppelin
reported destroyed as above was a
participant in this raid.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON, March 17.-An unverifed
report was circulated here today that
the CzareNitch. the 13-year-Old Grand
Duke Alexis was dead. The report
gave no details. According to latest
authoritative reports reaching here
yesterday, the Czarevitch was suffer-
Ing from scarlet fever.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17

BY The United Press.
STOCKHOLM, March 17-Czar Mich
Olas Is a prisoner of the revolution
lists In the Tauride Palace and the
Czarina has been sent 10 Khieif, ac-
cording TO dispatches received here
today by the newspaper Nyadagllgt
Allehanda.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
WASHINGTON CONCERNED OVER RUSSIAN SITUATION

By The United Press
WASHINGTON March 1.-THE State Department confessed
today naturally concerned" Developments OF
tie Russian revolution II has had word oheiany W
Ambassador Francis at Perograd Thursday ai'ef
and the possibilities situation are 50 enormous
touching the fate and future OF '"''
~ V-f2T4S
ft~s-Ivs. ST
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tSofst"ss.sE
Evening journal., 1917-03-17

BRITISH DEAL WITH NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
by The United Press.
IoNno, March 17-The British Government is dealing
with the provisional as the
de facto Russian Government it announced today.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
FRENCH GAIN AGAIN.

Ey The United Press
PARIS. March IA gain a-half over a
extent announced
by the Office today.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17

by The United Press.
PETROGRAD, March lin declln-
ing the throne offered him by Gar
Nicholas formal notice OF abdication,
Grand Duke Michael issued request
that all the people Of Russia obey the
provisional government until a vote
Of the people could show what form
Of government they preferred.
Evening journal., 1917-03-17
ToDAY'S TEMPERATURES.
SIN AND TIDES

Mouth Of Christiana.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
CHURCH COMMITTEE WILL
DISCUSS MARDI GRAS

The first committee to be appointed
by any of the organizations invited to
take part in the carnival discussion
was named yesterday by Rev. A. s.
Mofett, of the First Presbyterian
Church, and consists of W. B. Ferris,
J. S. Reese and W. S. Garfield.
All the letters have been sent out
by Secretary James F. Phillips, Of
the Chamber of Commerce, though no
replies have been received. The Yacht
Club, Rotary Club, Fair and Carnival
Associations, the Automobile Club,
and the Chamber of Commerce, to-
gether with all churches in the city
were invited to appoint committee
of three to discuss plans for carni-
val, and to decide whether or not it
should be again held. Whatever plan
is adopted will be referred to mass
meeting on April 10, which will make
the final decision.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
REGISTRATION
CLERKSNAMED
Books Will Be Opened
Monday-Voters Urged
to Qualify.

City Registration Officer N. B.
Cook yesterday announced the names
of deputies whom he had appointed
to open books in every city precinct
next Monday. These deputies will
be empowered to register new voters,
to transfer old voters, and to look
after any business which may come
within the scope of the registration
officers authority.
Names of these deputies are print
ed elsewhere in The Journal this
morning. Good voters would do wise
thing to consult the precinct regis
tration officers to ascertain whether
or not their names are properly on
the proper precinct book, and thus
save a lot of trouble and inconven-
fence.
The registration in city precincts is
in preparation for the primary next
month, when candidates for city COM
missioner will be selected by the peo-
ple.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
TIER FIGHTS
TAKING PLACE
French Forces Able to With
stand Three Strong
German Movements.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Bitter fighting has taken place on
the Champagne front in France, with
the French withstanding three Ger
man attacks and taking additional
German trenches, according to a
French announcement. Germany an
nounces the French entered German
trenches on another part of the front,
but later were driven out Have been
many raids and increased artillery
fighting along French front.
The AustroTGermans took six hun
dred prisoners in attacking the Rus
SLAMS in Western Moldavia. while the
Russians announce Russians are max
ing counter attacks.
No marked activity is reported on
other fronts, and interest centers on
the French front, where in addition
to French attacks, nine German raids
on the British trenches are reported
from London. The British claim,
however that British captured some
prisoners as a result of the raids, and
also mentions a British raid.
Gales and snow on this front are
preventing operations on a large
scale.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
REBELS In POSSESSION .
OF SAI AGO CITY
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Havana, March 9.-President Me-
nocals forces have not yet taken
Santiago, according to officials here
who say, however, the government
forces will soon ocuppy the city.
Among the documents taken in the
capture of General Jose Miguel Co
mez. leader of the rebels, is one in
which gave orders for destruction of
sugar mills and cane fields, and which
authorities say bears the signature of
Gomez. The destruction by rebels of
mill property at Palma Soriano, own
ed by President Menocai, caused him
to lose 100000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
It Was a False Alarm;
Nothing Wrong With
East Hill Water

Upon report of DR.. F. A.
Brink, state bacterologist, that
the water in the East Hill
reservoir was perfectly pure,
Superintendent Sweeney, of the
city water department, has had
the tank cleaned and recon
nected with the city.
Formal report will be fur
nished the city commissioners
showing the various ingredients
and tests applied to the water
to determine its purity.
The investigation was made
at the reuest of City Physician
w. D. Mobiles, after it was dis
covered that some unknown
parties had tempered with the
tank. Specimens of the water
were taken by DR.. Brink and a
thorough examination made.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
GERMAN CREW GUILTY
OF SINKING ship
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Florence, S. c., March Eight Of
icers and crew of the German steam
er Liebenfels were convicted in the
federal district court here this after
noon of sinking the steamer in
Charleston harbor. They were &C
Quilted, however, on the count charg-
ing a conspiracy to sink the vessel.
Sentence will be passed tomorrow.
Captain Klattenhoff is i'll and will be
tried later.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
LEGISLATORS
WILL HAVE 4
SESSION
Temperance, Primary Law,
Suffrage, Ticks, Are
Among Problems.
FAIR LIBEL LAW
WILL BE URGED
Alleged Liquor Slush Fund
Also Comes Under
Probe.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


Tallahassee, Fla, March with
the converting of the regular biennial
session of the Florida legislature less
than thirty days away, it will be in
teresting to sum up briefly some of
the more important matters that will
come before the house and senate i'm
mediately after they are organized on
April 8.
With the pledges of all the hold
over senators plus his own vote, Sen.
J. B. Johnson is assured the election
of president of the senate. Although
the Live Oak statesman has for years
served his district as state senator,
he was reelected in '16, and it is
an old custom in Florida to choose
a new senator for president. Practic-
ally all of the new senator's have
pledged themselves to Johnson, also.
President and Speaker.
So certain is the reelection of Cary
A. Hardee, also of Live Oak, as speak
er of the house, that Miss Nellie
Cowan, shrewd woman politician
and practicing attorney, of Jackson
vile, has applied to him as private
secretary to the speaker, and she has
been around the legislative halls
enough to know what's going to hap
pen before it happens.
Capt. Chas. A. Finley and John G..
Kellun, veteran secretary of the SEN
ate and clerk of the house, respective
ly, will be candidates for their old
positions again, and now that the life
time reading clerk of the house, Nat
R. Walker, has been elected member
from Wakulla, w. B. (Buck) Lanier
who was always Uncle Mats assist
ant, will be a candidate for reading
clerk of the house, his position as
chief clerk to Adjutant- General J. B,
Christian, to the contrary, not with
standing. There should be a lively
race for assistant reading clerk in the
democratic caucus which convenes or
Monday night before the session or
Tuesday.
Republican Member.
For the first time since reconstruc-
ton days, there will be a republican
member of the house, DR.. H. C. Hood
of West Palm Beach. He defeated
the democratic nominee in Palm
Beach county. Of course, DR.. Hoo
will not sit in the caucus, and there
is much speculation as to what com.
mittee appointments he will draw, i,
any. There were also u. number O.
independents elected to the lower
house over regular nominees, SO there
may be some lively tits as to tn,
seating of members in the caucus. If
as reported, both houses of the leg
islature are strongly anti -adninistra
ton, it is reasonable to expect al
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
MAY At TACK
j. s. MARINES
Believe Cuban Rebels Con-
sidering Moving on the
American Sailors.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, March 9.-The Amer
lean marines and bluejackets who
were landed at Santiago, appear from
the latest navy dispatches, to be
facing the possibility of attack from
the rebels, who fled from the city,
but who are waging a guerilla war
fare in the suburbs, and doing consid-
cradle damage in the outskirts. The
Cuban government troops are en- route
to Santiago, however, and officials
here believe the rebels will remain
out of the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
q AssocIArEp PRESS.

Washington March president
Wilson has ordered the policy of arm
ed neutrality put into effect imme-
diately BY arming of American mer-
chant vessels and he called an extra
session of congress to meet April 10,
in order to have its support and coun.
sci. "In all matters collateral to the
defense of our merchant marine" on
the mature advice of the govern
ment's highest legal authorities, the
president has decided that despite the
failure of his armed neutrality bill
at the last session, he has sufficient
authority under the existing statutes
to issue naval guns to merchantmen.
He is expected, however, to ask that
all doubt in the matter be removed by
the specific authorization as soon as
congress meets.
Status of Armed Neutrlity.
Armed neutrality will be the status
of the United States as soon as the
first American merchantmen sails
with guns mounted for defense.
Writers on international law have
held that armed neutrality consists in
putting the country in position TO
defend itself against tr<eatened at
tacks. This status may last an in
definite time by the failure to come
into contact with the belligerent
forces or by the belligerents avoiding
making an attack. On the other
hand, armed neutrality may turn into
actual hostilities through such an act
as submarine attack on armed mer-
chairman. The president has already
said it may not be necessary to put
armed forces anywhere into action
All viii depend on Germany's actions
The decision to arm vessels is re-
garded as an unavoidable step in the
government policy adopted when the
president severed relations with Ger
many and announced he would not
tolerate attacks on American ships
and citizens in violation of interna
tional law. The action, which is
fraught with grave possibilities Of
war with Germany, was taken after
the president was convinced that Ger
many is actually proceeding with +,
campaign of ruthlessness and haC
made efforts to plot with Mexico ant
Japan against the United States. AL
attack on an armed merchantmen vii
precipitate fight if the ship sees tn,
submarine. and an unwarned attacl
will be regarded by the United State
as an act of war. Both German,
and Austria have declared armet
merchantmen will be regarded as wa
vessels. These declarations are base,
largely, however, on the contention
1 that British merchantmen used thei
guns extensively. The whole of pres
! comment and unofficial utterance
made in Germany indicate the cor
viction that an armed ship should b
sunk without warning but has bee
no official expression on this sub
ject. 1t has been suggested German
has order submarine not to attae
American merchantmen without pro
viding for the safety of those aboar
as the last hope of keeping the Unite
States out of the war. The sinking Q
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
PRESIDENT WILSON ARMS MERCHANT SHIPS
Beauties of Gulf Beach Road
VIII be Demonstrated to Ma17v

Great plans are being made for the
campaign to be held by the Gulf
Beach Highway committee in solicit
ing funds for the completion of the
road to the lagoon. A larger scale
of activity will be used than they
planned before, and the entire city
will be taken in the soliciting.
Window exhibits in two stores will
be arranged to create interest in the
work on the road, which is rapidly
nearing completion. A large map,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
PEACE FEDERATION TO
SETTLE BIG QUESTION

New York. March "a mass
meeting under the auspices of the
Emergency Peace Federation tonight
adopted resolutions advocating the
appointment of "joint high COM
mission to endeavor to settle the
questions at issue between our gov
eminent and Germany"
A message was read from Bryan,
saying he did not believe the gov
eminent should arm ships.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-10
FIGHT IN
LEONCO.PRO
Witnesses Clash on Capitol
Steps-Butler Appoint
ed Duval Co. Solicitor.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


Tallahassee, March Sired w.
Butler was commissioned as Duval
county solicitor this morning, sue
ceeding Lornie D. Howell, removed
YESTERDAY afternoon. The governor
found he had no authority to call a
primary so he made the appointment,
The governor today is hearing
charges against Leon County Com
missioner L. S. Crump.
There were more than fifty wit
nesses and spectators at the investi-
cation now in progress. A fist fight
between two witnesses on the capitol
steps during the noon recess featured
the probe today.