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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
RAIDER LURkS
ALONG COAST
Wars First Alarm Comes
From New England
Ships Held in Port
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, April THE first
alarm Of the German-American war
was sounded off the New England
coast today.
Just before a. m. the Nantucket
shoals lightship flashed to the naval
radio station here that a German
commerce raider had passed the light
ship bound west.
Instantly plans of the navy for
just such situation became opera
tive and while they We're not dis
closed there was assurance that if
the audacious warship held her course
she would be given warm reception.
Meantime shipping in the vicinity
was warned to make port or hold its
anchorage. Tie weather was thick
and it was not expected that the
stranger would be sighted again until
she was at close quarters with some
vessel of the coast patrol feeS.
Il was at 7:45 o'clock that the war;
painted craft doomed out of the fog
some fifty miles south of Nantucket
island and about S5 miles east Of
Newport. She was directly in the
lane for westbcund shipping and not
more than 200 miles By the usual
course from New York.
The supposed raider showed two
masts and q huge smokestack. She
appeared to be of about 10000 tons
and some shipping men expressed the
opinion that she was an armored
cruiser disguised as a merchantIpan.
The vessel was soon lost again in the
fog.
Nantucket Gghtship, the outpost
fer west bound shipping, is anchored
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Maybe He's Looking
FG Man Who Spread
That Marriage Rumor


The night was dark, the hour was
late, the last visitor had taken his
weary way homeward, leaving the
managing editor to wrestle alone
with the war kilograms. Suddenly
his telephone shrilled furiousl-
Hello" said a voice, Enthusiastically
Er-lish, "this is Millville. I've heard
that because of its declaration of war
the United States has suspended the
issuing of marriage licenses. Is it
true"
mot atword of truth in it. Besides
it would be Observation-Disclosures
and unusual punishment, and"
THANK you. / didn't think it was.
I know how in my own country when
war was declared they married every
body for nothing. I'm an old service
man myself, and I'm thinking about
getting married myself. Thank you,
again"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
UNITED STATES TO MAFrs...-zk::.ss,E WAR
LOAN TO ALLIES RAILROADS READY;
RELIEF SHIP CAMILLA IS TORpEDOED
Beaten. Fired, and Jailed For
Speaking Against United States

officials of this section, and the
paper promptly discharged Johnson
by wire and wired their local repre-
sentative to repudiate Johnson and
his statements and to thank the off
icals for bringing the matter to its
attention.
The matter having come to the
attention of the federal authorities
in the meantime, officials of this
county received instructions to arrest
johnson, and this action followed
promptly upon the action of The Jour-
nal in discharging and repudiating
him. He was committed to Jail in
this city to await the action of the
federal authorities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Raise Food Stuffs Is
Governments Appeal
RY Assoc1ATEp PRESS.

Washington, April Secretary of
Agriculture Houston again appealed
to the country tonight to make every
effort to raise adequate food crops
this year not only for the United
States, but for the entente. He says
the many millions across the sea must
rely on products of our fields and
ranges. This situation will continue
to exist even though hostilities end
Unexpectedly, since European produc-
ton cannot be restored Immediately
to formal basis, and in view of a
world scarcity of food. he points out
there is hardly a possibility of over
production by farmers of the United
States, and there is every reason to
expect Sc.Srous price returrA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
SPECIAL 10 THE JOURNAL.

81 EO1AL 10 TIE IOJIh-NAL+
Mariana, Fla, April Cd. R.
Johnson, recently employed by The
Pensacola Journal in the circulation
department, came to this city this
week representing The Journal, and
while here took occasion to make
some very disloyal statements re-
garding President Wilson. These re-
marks were resented by several per-
sons to whom they were made, and in
one instance the visitor was knocked
down by a prominent business man of
the city, which action he did not re-
sent. The case was finally reported
to The Journal by certain prominent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
FLORIDA LAW AUTHORIZES
CONSUMPTION If MILITIA
ENLISTMENTS ARE SLOW
Enlist? Sure-As
Officer; Girl Likes
& Look Of Yecaaan!

About a dozen young fellows
called at the station ready to
serve their country. BUT, en-
( hist as common "privates" they
would not, insisting that they
coul.& serve their country bet
ter as lieutenants or captains,
and were very much disappoint
ed when the recruiting officer
told them that the United
States army didn't nplay that
way"
Two young ladies, evidently
moved by the mayors call, re-
ported at the station ready for
service" One said that she
wanted to be "yeoman." 81
don't know what yoeman is"
she said, 'but / saw a picture of
one the other day in the paper
and / have an idea I would ike
to be one of them"
Two rockies were signed up
in the days work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Violent Cannonading.

Paris, April Violent cannonad-
ing went on during last night on the
French front south of st. Quentin IN
the region of Dallon and Gruigies,
the war office announced today. The
artillery was very active also north
east of Berry au- Bac,
German reconnoiterIng forces
caught under fire of the French guns
were dispersed. South of Ville-au-
Bots, a German attack was repulsed.
Grenade fighting in the region east
of Sapigneul resulted advantageously
to the French. In the region west of
the Mouse, German trenches were
successfully raided by the French
troops.
The statement follows: East and
west of the Somme there was violent
artillery fighting in the region of
Dallon and Gruigies with no infantry
fighting. Patrol encounters occurred
east of the lower forest of Coucy We
made further progress north of Ian
dricourt. In the region northeast of
Scissors, a German accommodating
party was caught under our fire and
dispersed.
In the sector of Chivres, northeast
of Berry au-B BAG, the artillery was
yery active. A German attack on
our positions south of Vile au Bots
was repulsed by our grenadiers and
machine guns. The Germans were
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Raise Million Men.

Washington, April AT an ex-
seutive session of the house military
tommittee today, Secretary of War
5aker appealed for the quick passage
d the war department bill. providing
ior training an army of a million
men by selective consumption within
the next year. The only member OF
the committee who announced any OPP
position was Anthony, a republican,
Of Kansas, who said he would offer
an amendment to raise a volunteer
army. The secretary pointed out e..e
Provision made an absorption of VOL
unteers in regulars and the national
guard. The administration regards
the immediate task to create great
military school and train officers and
men who in turn will train half a
million incremants in selective con-
scripts to be taken later. The secre-
lary said no element of the army be
trained will be considered ready fer
actual conflict within a year.
The house naval committee expects
70 report next week three bills to
strengthen the naval establishment
and they viii provide for graduation
next May the third year class of the
naval academy, and give the president
me right to commanders small boats
.9f coast patrol and also contemplate
n addition of sixty-three thousand
oiuelackets and twelve thousand ma
iaInes. In addition congress will be
asAed to pass an espionage and CEN
sofsmp bill. and to strengthen the
powers Of the shipping board and re-
wise the federal reserve act.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
SELECTWE CONSCRIPTION
SEEMS CERTAIN---MILLION
MEN NEEDED IN A YEAR
Avoid Jail BY
Getting Married

Cupid stepped in and opened
the Jail doors for two colored
prisoners yesterday.
Alice Feagan and Charles Col
Inns were the defendants refer
red to. Both were in Jail on
different charges, and had the
respective infoanations been
filed and proved against them
they would probably have spent
some time in jail.
But, as stated, Cupid worked
in his own way and won. Collins
confessed that he and Alice were
in love. Formally applying to
Judge johnson, the justice tied
the knot good and hard, aid
then he suspended sentence,
pending the good behavior of
both bride and groom.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
MIL Ton HAS
30 RECRUITS
FOR MILITIA
700 in Mighty Rally Satur-
day Speed Military
Preparations
RED CROSS UNIT
TO BE DEVELOPED
Home Defense Guard Form
ed-Hospital Corps Is
Strengthened
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Milton, April 7.-Expressing indy
ing loyalty to the United States,
completing its unit of the hospital
corps, forming a home-defense guard,
starting organization of military
company to go to the front, and TAX
ing the first step in the direction of
Red Cross organization, Millions
monster patriotic rally Saturday
morning was one of the most impress
sive and enthusiastic gatherings this
region has ever witnessed.
Long before the appointed hour,
which was 1890 a. M, the crowd be-
gan gathering into the auditor ~
until finally it numbered over 40.
1t was thoroughly representative
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Business Men Turn Farmers
To Help Food Preparedness

Port st. Joe, Fla, April RE
ferring to the statement of the as
sistant secretary of agriculture's
statement regarding conditions in the
South, fifty business and professional
men here have formed an organiza-
ton to help increase the food produc-
ton under the plan of Port st. Joe.
Fifty men pledge themselves to give
one hour each day to farm labor, I'M
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08

der the management Of a competent
director. One hundred acres of land
near town have been selected and
will be planted and tended in corn,
potatoes, beans and vegetables; each
man subscribes twenty dollars to
create a fund for farming imple-
ments and seeds, the money to be re-
turned out OF the sale of products.
Organization has been perfected, land
selected, and operation begun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
HOOVER HEADS FOOD
COMMISSION OF U. S.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, April Herbert c.
Hoover will be asked by the council
of national defense to head a national
committee on food supply and prices,
to stimulate production and prevent
speculation. Hoover had charge of
the distribution of American supplies
to Belgium. It Is understood he has
agreed to become chairman Of the
food committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
GREATEST AIR
BAT TLEOF WAR
NAGED
British Lose % and Ger
mans 46 and Ten Great
Balloons
EIGHT TONS OF
BOMBS DROPPED
Artillery Duels At St. QUEEN
tin; French Send German
Advance Crashing Back
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, April Probably the
greatest air battle of the war has
been raging in Northern France for
the last two days. British airplanes
carried out numerous raids, and drop
ped more than eight tons of bombs.
Twenty-eight British machines are
missing. Fifteen German airplanes
were seen to crash to the ground, and
thirty-one German machines were
driven down damaged. Ten German
balloons were brought down in
flames.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
War Plans Take Shape.

WASHINGTON, April THE presi-
ssnts war program began to take
. ~ today and with the reassembling
y, congress Monday sweeping meas
aEes viii be put forward for con-
sfegsSlonal approval. The first step
= nj De an enormous loan tn the al
r ,.S Ior which the president may is
..e bonds up to five billions as soon
. congress authorizes it.
me president expects a proposal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Huge Loan.

Washington, April 7.-At a confer
ence today between Secretary McAdoo
and democratic leaders in congress,
it was decided to place before con-
gress early next week legislation
looking Immediately to issue huge
loan to the allies. The proposal will
be passed through congress as early
as possible SO as to have subtantial
portion of the loan available within
thirty days. The amount will prob
ably approximate five billions. The
administration plan provides the Uni
led States will not profit penny by
the loan. Bonds of the entente gov
ernments to secure American loans
will be accepted at the same interest
as American bonds bear. Details will
probably be announced by Mr.. Nc
AdOo tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
NAB GERMANS IN RADIO PLOT
n i A = =

Germans, who formerly represented
the German government at the big
radio station here, were arrested to-
night. It is believed the men were
implicated in conspiracy to destroy
the plant.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Panama Gusts German Consuls.
Relief Ship Torpedoed.

London, April THE Norwegian
steamer Camilla, with cargo of corn
for the Belgian relief commission,
was sunk without warning, with loss
of two lives.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Measures Taken To Safe
guard the Canal; Panama
Sewers German Relations
GERMANS ACTIVE
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Measures Discussed to Sup
press Propaganda By
State Department
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Havana, April IA resolution de-
claring state of war exists between
Cuba and Germany as already pass
ed by the senate, was unanimously
approved by the Cuban house of rep
resentatives shortly after six O'Clock.
President Menocal tonight signed
the joint resolution declaring a state
of war. The Cuban government has
seized four German ships interncd in
Havana harbor.
Panama Gusts German Consuls.
Panama, April President VAL
DEE today signed proclamation com
hitting Panama unreservedly to as
sistance of the United States in de-
Tense Of the canal. Exequators of
German consuls were cancelled.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
WEATHER FORECAST

sunday probably showers; Monday
f,ir md cooler: fresh south shifting to
rorthwest winds.
y ysssterday's temperature: Highest. 20
dsgrees lowest. 6S degrees
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08

Continued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08

I was born an American; ] live an
American; shall die an American
WEBSTER.
Evening star., 1917-09-12

leave in units Of approximately sim
liar size on each Of Ave days beginning
September 20. plans for their departure
have not been worked out. Instruc-
tions will be issued to the local boards
within the next few days. however,
covering all the details of the assem-
bling of the men.
With the prospect that an additional
40 per cent will sbe called out October
3, the board of appeals for the draft is
bending every effort toward disposing
of it's docket by that time. Sufficient
names have been certified to make GER
tain that the As per cent increment
can be made up without difficulty and
a good start could be made now on
compiling the second 40 per cent. AL
ready about 900 names have been GER
titled by the appellate body, and this
number will be increased to a thou
sand within the next day or two. it
was stated today. Certifcations are
to be made Immediately in the cases
of approximately 100 men who made
no exemption claims. while approx
mately twenty-five certif1cations are
ready to be made in the cases of ap-
pellants whose claims have been de-
MED.
So far the board has made certifica-
tions in five groups. OF these, 764
men made no claims for exemption,
while the appeals of 13s have been
denied.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
ACCEPTABLE TO "BOYS"
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"
Y. NJ. C. A. War Work Council Says
UkuleIes, Mandolins and Guitars
Are Needed "Over There"

If YOU have any shelf-worn ukuleles.
any passe mandolins. elderly guitars, or
even any of those instruments styled
by the copper colored brothers of the
west push -ums. pull-ums, but bet
ter known as accordionS or concertInaS,
get them out dust them off and get
them ready for shipment to the boys
somewhere in France. They're wanted
badly over there.
Musical instruments of every descrip
tion are in great demand among the
soldiers overseas. Anything that will
make music will help a lot. The in
struments don't have to be new. but
neither should they be so ancient as
to be unservicea bic. y musical instru
ment is some sort of instrument that
will make some sort of music. and that
bars the wrecks that baby has mauled
s.ound or that have been innocent by
ISLANDERS in midnight frolics without
number.
The bows also want sheet music, as is
shown by the fact that more than 1000
pieces were recently sent over in re-
Spouse 10 a call from +. c. Carter, at
the head of the group of Y. VI. c. A.
tionarv forces. The music was the gift
of patriotic publishers.
The boys are org9niZing orchaestras,
glee clubs and all sorts of music-pro-
ducing punches to while away the dis
NAL hours Of the coming winter. Every
one who VIII help TO send along some
music and musical instruments will be
performing n patriotic service to the
BOYS over there. The gifts should be
sent prepaid. to the shipping room of
the National War Work Council of the
Y. NJ. c. 4. Madison Square Garden, 81
East 26th street. New York city, marked
for shipment to France"
Evening star., 1917-09-12
CROWDER BEGINS WORK
ON INDUSTRIAL CLAIMS

Provost Marshal General Crowder
today began preliminary examination
Of more than 1000 claims for Army
exemption on the ground that the
claimant is Indispensable to a war in
dustry. The cases are appealed to the
President. the final Judge of such
cases. The President probably will act
on the recommendations made by Gen.
Crowder.
The general laid emphasis today on
the fact that only industrial exemption
claims may be appealed to the Presi-
dent from district boards and that per-
sonal hearings before the authorities
acting for the President will not be
given. Evidence will be limited to that
already presented to district boards,
and it will avail claimants nothing to
employ attorneys or other agents to
press their pleas.
Pending final decision by the Presi-
dent the men claiming industrial ex-
emptions are subject to military duty,
although in many cases district boards
have granted temporary discharges or
have recommended to local boards that
such men be included in the last quo
tas sent to camp.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
IN MEMORY OF MRS. PREwITT.
Stone to Be Dedicated Tomorrow by
Missionary Union.

A stone to the memory of Mrs. Thomp-
son Prewitt. who died two years ago, fs
to be dedicated tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock in the Addison Protestant
Episcopal Chapel cemetery, near Seat
Pleasant, Md, by the Woman's 1nterde-
nominational Missionary Union. Mrs
Prewitt was the vice president at large
of the union. and for four years before
study class in the Public Library.
The committee in charge of the affair
tomorrow is composed of Mrs. Marion
Little of the First Congregational
Church, Mrs. Mildred c. Shinn of Co
lumbia Heights Christian Chucch. Mrs.
Louise Perkins of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church and Mrs John n. Gull
bertSon, president of the union.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
DONOVAN RECEIVES
NEWDRAFT ORDERS
District Secretary to Announce
Entrainment Plans in
Few Days.
APPEALS BOARD SPEEDS UP

Formal orders from the War De-
partment changing the time for the
entrainment of the first District troops
for Camp Meade from September 10
to September &c, and increasing the
initial quota from 80 to 45 per cent.
were received today by Daniel Dono-
van, secretary to the District Commits
sioners
Aside from the fact that the men will
Evening star., 1917-09-12
SENATE PASSES BILL
TODRAFT ALIENS

Drafting of all aliens in the United
States except Germans and others ex-
empt by treaty, and of countries
allied with Germany, who have resided
in this country one year is proposed in
a resolution passed today by the, Senate
and sent to the House. 1t is estimated
that more than one million aliens
would be affected.
Under the resolution by Senator
Chamberlain of oregon, chairman of
the senate military affairs committee,
subjects of the allies or neutrals claim
ing treaty exemption would be al
lowed to leave the country within
ninety days" 1t is designed to remedy
alleged injustice of the draft law.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
CASH FOR BABY CAMP.
Nearly $500 Contributed to Hospital
in Rock Creek Park.

Nearly $500 has been contributed
through The Star for the continued
support Of the Baby Hospital camp in
upper Rock Creek Park. in addition to
many substantial contributions made
direct To the officials in charge of the
camp. With these gifts it has been
possible to keep the camp open and to
care for thirty or more babies. as well
as their mothers. long after shortage
of funds had threatened to force the
closing Of the camp.
Gifts are still being received. and it is
hoped they viii continue im sufficient
volume 10 permit the camp to operate
until actual cold weather makes it
necessary TO return the babies to the
city.
These are the contributions received
al The Star office: Previously acknowl-
edged sf2S.11: Victoria Il. Turner. So:
L. NJ. D.. ST: cash. s1.50; "A working
woman" 81; total. s437.61-
Evening star., 1917-09-12
CHARGE Of LOOT|NG
DEAD MANS ESTATE
Attorney Probing the Killing of
Mrs. M. A. King Will Ask
Indictments.
INQUIRY IN THREE STATES

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 12.-Assist-
ant District Attorney Dooling. who Is
in charge of the investigation here into
the death of Mrs. Maude A. King. at
Concord. y. c. announced today that
aftar an alI-night examination of pa
pers and correspondence belonging TO
CASTOR B Means he had found suffi-
cient evidence to warrant indictments
for grand larceny against one or more
persons for alleged lootinS OF the hii;s
estate.
The assistant prosecutor said he had
found in Means effects a paper upon
which was an agreement whereby
Means was to receive $SJo,0uO IN case
the new will of Mrs Kings husband
which is now un for probate, got
through successfully.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
Minister Stovall Coming Home.

BERN. Switzerland. September -.
-Pleasant a. Stovall, the American
minister to Switzerland. at the desire
of his government, will shortly leave
Bern for a brief visit to Washington.
The purpose of the minister's trip is
to discuss various matters. ipcluding
probable shipments for Switzerland
and other neutral countries.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
Skull Fractured in Collision.

John c. Cook, nineteen years old, of
1916 South Carolina avenue southeast
is at Casualty Hospital with fractured
skull as the result of being knocked
from his motor cycle in a collision with
an automobile about noon today. on
3D. street southwest. His condition
is regarded as critical. Michael L. J.
McCabe of Good Hope. d. c.. who oper-
ated the automobile, was arrested by
Policeman Vaughn of the fourth pre-
cipCt
Evening star., 1917-09-12
Hints at Conspiracy.

District Attorney Swami said he de-
cided to bring the case before the jury
to ascertain what transpired-and if a
conspiracy was formed in this city
prior to the death of Mrs. King.
Assistant District Attorney Dooling
yesterday visited the former home here
of CASTOR b. Means in an effort to
gather information bearing on the case.
Charles +. Hughes denied today a re-
port he had been retained as attorney
by Means or any one else in the King
viii case. Il have no connection what
ever with the matter" he said.
Evening star., 1917-09-12
Investigation on in Chicago.

CHICAGO. September 12.-States At
torney Hoyne began an investigation
today at the request of District Attor-
ney Swami Of New York into alleged
forgeres said to have been committed
in connection with the trutt fund given
to Mrs. Anna Robinson. mother of Mrs.
Naude y. King. whose mysterious
death is now under investigation.
Nr. Hoyne was asked to find out
whether Mrs. Rohinson's signature was
forged to the document.