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The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
,ITALIANS HOT.
ON TRAIL Of
FLEEING HUNS
More Than $4,000 Prisoners
Have Been Captured by
Italy's Soldiers.
TERRIFIC BATTLE
AGAIN IN PROGRESS
German Move on Riga, Big
Russian Naval Base, Be
. lieved to Have Halted.
TERRIFIC BATTLE
AGAIN IN PROGRESS
AssoCIATED PREss s1-n1o1ARr

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
With the dominating height of
Monte Santo taken. the Italians are
continuing their drive of the Aus
trians eastward, notwithstanding a
violent resistance by the enemy on
the Carso front.
Terrific battles are again in pro-
gress with Italian airmen lending
wonderful aid to General Carora's
forces. The daily number of prison
ers taken are mounting, the latest re-
ports showing six hundred officers
and more than twenty thousand men
captured by the Italians. Large
amounts of war stores were also
taken.
There is little activity in the Ypres
sector, held by the British. Appar-
emily the German advance toward
Riga, Russia, the big naval base on
the Baltic, has ceased. Neither the
Russian nor German statements men
tion this region.
In the Rumanian theater, the Rus,
so-Rumanian troops are reported of.
fering strong resistance against the
invaders, repulsing several attacks
from the Germans IN several sectors
in this theater of the war.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
new ARMY WILL Be
ASSEMBLED SEPT. 5

One week from Wednesday next
viii be the date for the assembling
for departure of the first draft of
the new army. On September the
local board will assemble : per cent.
the required first quota at Pensacola.
Each man Will be furnished trans
portation and meal tickets. and will
Ae ertre;~el for the cantonment hv
the local hoard. The executive off
ecr % the board will place in charge
u eaca party one or more men Of
Military tact. and the schedule OF
DAYS Tor en+ra;ning will be announced
IN i few las. and will be such that
70 confusion will arise. Men will be
placed in The cantonments so that
those from the same state will be
housed together.
Definite details of the movement
of the entire new army are expected
to be announced this week.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
HE WAS DISFICURED
But VERY ANXIOUS
T0STRAFE THE KAISER

He had only one shoulder
blade. broken collar bone,
crushed chest and two fingers
gone, but outside of that he was
all there and yesrning to
''strafe" the kaiser,
What he didn't have physically
he made up in patriotism, and
was disappointed when the re-
cruting officer shook his head,
and told him he would have to
stay at home.
In addition to the defects men
toned, his back had Been skin
ned bv a band saw in a mill. but
it did not injure his backbone.
The recruiting officer was aston
ished, and intimated that he
thought that a man who had
been broken up like that had had
his share of fighting and asked
the applicant how it all hap
pened.
As though it were nothing un-
usual, he stated that his shoulder
blade had been shot off while
hunting, that a mule had kicked
his collar bone in, that a log in
a mill had fallen on his chest,
and the saw was responsible for
the rest.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
RATHER EXCITING CHASE BY
COPS AFTER A FLEEING MICRO

Adam Pou, colored, is in the Pen
sacola hospital, and a report from
his ward last night stated that he
was paralyzed from the effects Of a
blow which he claims was admins
tered him while trying TO get away
from some police officers
The arrest of Pou was effected by
Officer Brewton, and the patrol was
called from the corner of Baylen and
Wright streets. While Turnkey
Commyns was trying to unfasten the
door of the patrol, Pou, suddenly
brushing him aside, knocked the off
Ger down and ran for liberty Spe-
cial Officer ShackIeford was nearby
and he commanded the negro to halt.
Not needing the command, the off
GERS revolver was discharged once or
twice. The negro still ran.
Turnkey CoD1nyas. Sl&s taking
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
Splendid Progress Reported in
Army and Many YIN. 6. A. Work

General Secretary E. L. Secrest, of
the Army and Ma Y. NJ. c. A, an
nounces that splendid progress has
been made in the association activi.
ties at the Navy Yard, Fort Pickans,
and Fort BarranCas. The contractor
has completed the foundation for the
building at the aero station. This
work will move forward very rapidly
next week.
The gymnasium has already been
remodeled at Fort Pickens, ard Sec
retaries Starnes and Secrest have
been busy at this post with the Y
NJ. c. A. activities this past week,
Colonel Davis has turned over the
large gymnasium at Fort Barrancas
to the Y. NJ. c. A. This building will
be fixed up in good shape for the az
sociation activities today.
1t is the purpose of the Young
Mems Christian Association to fur
nish to the enlisted men wholesome
recreation, amusement and to help
develop them mentally, morally and
physically Days and hours of hard
ship followed by idleness, temptation
constantly besetting the soldier, the
aching, maddening lonesomeness-all
these the y NJ. c, A. proposes to
counteract.
The secretaries are men who have
caught a vision of this work and of
real service. They think about the
actual work of helping real men.
They realize that they must help men
materially in order to help them
meet the real problems of life. The
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
Tallahassee Bureau.
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 26.-An in
vestigation into the records Of the
pension department at the statehouse
has resulted in some interesting rev
elations. There were eightv-five less
names of widows and soldiers on the
pension rolls of Florida on January
first, 1917, than there we're January
first, 1915 There are now 2.354 old
soldiers. Seven of the old soldiers
receive pensions under special acts of
the Legislature and one widow: the
others all are helped by the state M
der the general pension laws of Flor
ida.
Florida has the most liberal laws
in regard to the amounts maid old
soldiers and their widows Of aGv Of
the southern states. For the infor-
nation of those who might be inter
ested, the board of pensions. which
is composed of Governor Sidney 7
Cats, State Comptroller Ernest
Amos. Treasurer J. c. Luning ana
Secretary Sinslair Wells. secured
data on the twentieth day of last
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
GOV. CATS AND MAJOR ED
WARD ANDERSON CONVEY
SUCH SUGGESTION TO WASH
INGTON AUTHORITIES.
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug, 90 In
view of the recent race trouble among
troops in Texas, Governor Sidney J.
Cats and Major Edward Anderson,
head of the selective draft in Flor
ida, have wired to the authorities at
Washington asking that the drafted
negroes of Florida be sent out two
days ahead of the white men, and
that a picked sheriff be placed on
each train of negroes, with authority
to deputize corporals of the various
squads of negroes to keep them
straight.
AS Provost Marshal Gnreral Crow
der has asked for sugge, lions from
the governors of the states. and as
details of the draft are being left
largely to those who know local con-
ditions best, this request from Flor
ida will undoubtedly be granted.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27

part in the chase, commanded the
black man to stop, but the latter did
not heed the call. The second Off
Ger thereupon emptied several cham
bers of his pistol at the fleeing negro,
Several other officers took part in
the chase. which continued south on
Palafox street, At the Cedar street
intersection, Pou was found uncon-
scious, and when he recovered him
self, stated that the blow which was
administered as he ran, was given by
man in uniform, and the weapon
was a bottle. An ugly looking CON
fusion showed.
Upon being taken to the station.
the city physician was called and he
at once ordered the suffering black
man to the hospital for treatment.
He was arrested on a charge of
breaking and entering.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
COL. APPLEYABD MET
WITH UNION PRINTERS
TO THE JOU RNAI..

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 26. - Col.
T. J. Applcyard, state printer, will
return to Tallahassee Tuesday after
vacation of two weeks spent in the
west. This is the longest rest the
colonel has had in ten years. He was
a delegate to the annual convention
Of the international Typographical
Union at Colorado Springs, and was
probably one of the very few employ
ing printers in America who was
elected by the men he employs to
represent them at the union meet
ing. He was accompanied on the
trip by MS daughter, Miss Sarah T..
Appleyard
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
CAMPAIGN FOR.MAY EMPLOY.
BOOKS STARTS u. s. ENGINEER
MAGAZINES ARE WANTED IN
LARGE NUMBERS FOR HUN
DREDS OF MEN OF THE SERV.
ICE.

A campaign for books for the men
of the army and navy stationed here
will be inaugurated today by the
library committee OF the army and
navy life activities committee of Pen
sacola. Books and magazines are
wanted III large numbers and Pensa-
cohans who can give one or more
volumes are urged to leave their do
nations at the headquarters in the
chamber OF commerce or telephone
128, and they will be called for.
The government has asked the
American Library association to as
sumo responsibility for supplying
the camps and cantonmeuts with
reading material. Every group of
soldiers, small rs we'll as large, is to
have books, The public library in
this city has been asked to get do
nations of hooks and magazines in
Pensacola These will be sent to the
various camps and cantonments
throughout the country, and will be
made available to the soldiers, either
directly, or through such agencies as
have facilities for distribution of
books.
If you will write in each book your
name and address, the soldier who
reads it will know that someone in
Pensacola is his friend and stands
ready to help him.
The following is suggested as to
tho books and magazines desired:
Poorly printed, uninteresting, obvi-
ouslv out-of-date books, are not
worth shipping to the men. Tyne
should be good and clear and the
books in fair condition.
Books of good stories will be want
ed most, books of adventure. sea stor-
les, detective stories, historical nov
els, and collections of short stories,
especially humorous ones. Such au-
thors as Kipling, DOYLE. McCutcheon,
Q. Henrv, Stockton. Brindloss, Tark-
ington, Hopkinson. Smith, Oppenheim
etc, have been found popular au-
thors with men. Good poetry and
drama can be utilized.
All the men are to be helped by
these libraries. Some of them have
not established reading habits. Some
of the books must therefore be light
and easily read,
Foreign language study books, es-
pSCldllA 7 lellCl SI dlittlidI anu uIC-
tionaries, are much ueeded-possibly
more than any other non-fction book
In one camp nearly $50 men are stud
ying French They should have easv
readers and stories besides their text
books.
Books Of travel. biography and
history, especially lives of heroes and
travels in the countries at war.
Technical books on aviation, wire
less, telegraphv, automobiles, sub
marines. signaling. first aid and hy-
giene, drawing and lettering.
Ethical books on patriotism, cour-
age, good citizenship, with simple
non-sectarian devotional books.
Fresh, attractive magazines are
also desired-such as American,
Century. Harper's Fverybody's, Pop
ular Mechanics, Popular Science
Monthly. Scientific American, Satur'
dav Evening Post, etc.
This material is needed at once
Send the books and magazines to
the headquarters for the army and
navy life activities committee fol
| Pensacola in the chamber of cou,
merce. IF it is impossible to send the
books. phone 128 and they will be
called for.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
INTERESTING REVELATIONS
FROM PENSION ROLL BILL

February from all those states which
formed the Confederacy. and made a
comparative table showing the main
provisions of the laws providing for
pensioning Confederate soldiers and
their widows. This table is on file
in the capitol and the figures it pre-
sents are complete as we'll as most in
teresting. It is shown that Florida
pays more per man or woman than
any other state. and that the three
mills tax Florida paws for the Dur-
pose Of taking care of these old Poo-
pie is greater than that of her raj~h-
borS. Alabama pays one mill. -
kansas two. Louisiana one; while
Georgia and Mississippi make E7a-
er'al appropriations each year For
pension purposes. which 10 9ot
amount to as much in :o0c~t:ou -
the number of pensioners II Na-A
state as Florida sets aside 60 his
worthy institution.
The disbursements for pensions n
Florida, however, We're more Gurin; =;
the year 1916 than during 1915, and
were greater in Is than in II, The
Continued on Page Three)
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27

secretaries who are on the field are
E. l. Secrest, general secretary, who
is graduate of Trinity College. and
later graduate student at Yak. W"
has had experience in association
work at Charleston, S c.. and New
Haven. Conn; associate secretaries
are w. F. Starnes. who took his A. +.
and NJ. A. degrees at Trinity Col
lege and has been a professor of
English at Rutherford College for
the past two years; V. Y. Secrest,
who graduated at Trinity College,
and has been superintendent of the
schools in North Carolina. T, s.
Powers, who grauated at Carlton Col
lege at Northfield. MINI. and at Lake
Geneva Y. NJ, c. A. College. Mr..
Powers arrived in Pensacola yester-
day. Mr.. Julian o. Olsen, who has
been most popular and efficient
physical director at the Central Y. M.
{. A. during the past two years: Mr..
A. F. Coyle, from New Haven, Conn
a graduate of Leland Stanford and
Yale, and Mr., A. o. Lynch, a gradu-
ate of law from Virginia will report
for duty here within the next two or
three weeks.
The secretaries conducted services
at Pickens and Barrancas at eleven
a. IN. and seven p. m. respectively.
Six or eight electric fans are much
needed in the Y. NJ. C. A. BUILDINGS.
Mr.. E. L. Secrest will be very glad
to get in touch with anv one inter
ested enough in the welfare of the
enlisted men to donate one or more
fans.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
NEGRO WRECKED A
FINE BORROWED AUTO

c. Minded, who recently purchased
a fine automobile, engaged a negro
to wash the machine yesterday, and
had visions of an ENJOYABLE auto ride
in the aftRBoon. The car disap-
peared suddenly, and SOald not be To-
Gated. A report - s11s effect was
telephoned The rcli% >tat5aR. and Of
ficers soon located tnc auto. badly
damaged, at a point on North Davis
street where it had collided with a
tree. The negro, whose name was
not knoYn to his employer, has not as
yet been arrested.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
MRS. ELLA CAULKMS
EXPIRED LAST NIGHT

Mrs, Ella Caulkins, of Quintette,
whose condition for the past few days
had been a source of sincere appre-
hension to her many friends, expired
shortly after midnight at her home.
Quintette, aged about 65. She was a
sister of the late John G. Ward, o.
Ward of Marion, Ala, and Mrs.
Frank Johnson, Quintettc.
The funeral will take place this
afternoon at four o'clock from Christ
church, the interment to be made in
St. Johns cemetery.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
BULCARSWANT ICOLORED MEN
To SPREADOUT To GO ALONE
LARGE AMOUNT OF TERRITORY
WILL BE INSISTED ON BY AN
NEXATION, ACCORDING TO
PREMIER.
r. AssOC1ATEn PREss.

Copenhagen, Aug. 26.-Annexation
of large amount of territory will
be insisted upon by Bulgaria, accord
ing to an interview with Premier
RadoslSvoff in a Budapest newspa-
per, and the premier also said the
formation of great imperial fedora
tion of middle Europe may be effected
soon and among the Bulgarian de-
mands the prel2ier declared will be
the annexation of Macedonia, Dob
rudja and the Aegean littoral
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
NEW LEG|ON|
THE Us. ARMY
Of BILL
Congressman Porter Prom
ises TO Introduce Such
a Measure Today.
SIMILAR FOREIGN
LEGION IN FRANCE
Under Its Operation Citi-
zens of Foreign Countries
Be Compelled to Serve.
Washington Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Washington, D. c., Aug, 26.-Con-
gresham Stephen c. Porter of Penn
sylvsnia, has announced his intention
TO introduce in the House of Repre-
sentatives Monday a bill for the Gre
alton of a foreign legion in the AM
erican army similar to that of
France, in which citizens Of other
countries shall be compelled 10 serve
unless prohibited by treaties existing
between those countries and the Uni
ted States.
MANY men all over the country,
who are citizens of the allied nations
have announced they will not take
their place in the ranks, but will
take jobs vacated by men who are
drafted" said Mr. Porter in discuss
ing his proposed bill today 'NeGo.
tiations are now on with those ma
tions for waivers OF their rights un-
der international law, and it is my
plan to segregate these aliens in the
service, so they will be IN commands
where they speak the same lam
guage.
Million Not Subject.
There are 1,239,179 persons shown
by the conscription enrolment who
have not declared their intention to
be2ome citizens of the United States,
and are not citizens of Germany
They are not subject to draft, and it
is manifestly unfair to require Amer
lean citizens to sacrifice their sons
and brothers to allow these aliens to
enjoy industrial advantages Of the
.-n1,nENv- Iv.F0 <I nv 4bG
sheriff of my county and those of
other counties THAT it is quite COM
mon for the aliens to tauut the Am
ericans going to France, perhaps
never to return. by saying Me no
fight; me get your job
Should be Deportcd.
"Such men either should be deport-
ed or drafted into the service. Not
withstanding the law, there is moth
ing TO prevent the nations with which
we are allied from waiving this right
of their citizens and permitting US
to extend the conscription act to more
than 100000 men of military age who
are now exempt. We could not draft
would retaliate by drafting our cit
izens who are residents of Germany;
neither could we extend it to the
neutral countries such as Holland.
Spain and Denmark, because we
would have no legal right TO do so.
The present situation is producing
discomfort, and should receive imme-
diate action. The drafting of these
aliens without segregation would
produce unwieldly and hetereogen-
eous organizations, as it would put
men shoulder to shoulder in the
trenches who could not converse
with each other and under the com
mand of officers whom they could
not understand; largely destroying
discipline and confidence.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
SECRETARY OF STATE
CRAWFORD RECEIVERS
sPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 26.- Hon
H. Clay Crawford, secretary of state,
who has been suffering with a car
buncle for the past ten days, and has
been confined to his home by orders
from his physician, expects to be
back at his desk in the Capitol on
Monday. His friends throughout
Florida who have been concerned
about his welfare will be glad to
know that he is recovering.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
POWERS TO
REPLY TO PROPOSALS

Amsterdam, Aug. 26.-The Central
Powers reply to the Pope's peace mes
sage NAV be expected in a few days,
says a Vienna eSy tch.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27
T H E w E A T II Err

Generally fair Monday and probably
Tuesday, light vlriapio winds
Yesterdays Temperatures: Highest. Sc
degrees; lowest, 50 degrees.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-27

Continued on Page Three)
The Washington times., 1917-03-23
DISCUSSING CHILD LABOR,
WashIngonIans Among Speakers al
Baltimore Conference.

The Thirteenth National Conference
on Child Labor, under auspices OF
the national child labor committee,
opened this morning in Baltimore,
and will continue for two days. Sew
eral washingtoniaTs will speak.
The first day was devoted to the
subjects OF making child labor laws
effective, codiGication of all child wei.
fare laws and how child labor hamp,
ers social reform.
Miss Julia Lathrop, chief OF the
Children's Bureau, and DIR. ID. Carlos
NJ. dePena, minister from Uruguay,
will speak tonight.
Tomorrow reports from different
States will deal with children as
street merchants, rural problems, fed
eral aid to education and safeguard
ing childhood in peace or war.
Neutrality-suspicious. invited to speak
are DIR. Charles p. Neill, former Com
missioner of Education: DIR. dePena:
Dr., A. ]. McKelway, Southern secre-
tary of the national child labor COM
mittee; A. C. Monohan, United States
Department OF Agriculture; +. p.
CIaxton. United States Commissioner
of Education. and DIR. William ].
Kerby, Catholic University.
The Washington times., 1917-03-23
NEXT WEEKS BILL
OFPLAYS IN FILM
Advance Announcement of
Photo Dramas In LocG!
Theaters.

|. "As Man Made" an Accordingly in
teresting photoplay, with Gail Kane
and Gerda Holmes pictured in the
principal roles, will be the attraction
at Crandalrs on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. Edward Langford, Frank
Mills and Miss Layton complete the
cast which made this picture.
A return showing of "Skinner's
Dress Suit" featuring Bryant Wash
burn, is scheduled for Wednesday.
This picture is based on the recent
Saturday Evening Post story of that
name, which sets forth the value Of a
good front" as a means to advance.
For the last three days OF the week
the reissued World picture, ''Trilby,
featuring Clara Kimball Young, will
hold the screen. This is said to be
Miss Young's most successful char
acterization of her screen career. OF
particular interest to Washingtonians
is the fact that Wilton Lackaye and
Paul McAllister, both former local
players, have important roles in the
cast which made the picture.
The Washington times., 1917-03-23
SEES CHRIST AS PACIFIST
Or. Gordon Declares Saviour DID
Not Avoid Issues.

Jesus was a pacifist. in the opinion
of the Rev. DR.. James L. Gordon, pas
tor of the First Congregational
Church, but He was a sensible lover
of peace, and never avoided an honor
able issue.
This answer was given by DR.. Cor
don to his question box" class in
the church last night.
when II came to fighting sin.
said DIR. Gordon. Jesus was no paci'
fist. He was always on the alert TO
thrust at the forces OF evil.
Some of us misunderstood the
meaning OF the word pacifist, ! fear.
There is a big difference between car
rying a chip on the shoulder and
avoiding a dishonorable fight"
Answering another question, DR..
Gordon said age is not determined by
years, for a man may be aged in sin
and yet youthful in years. When one
loses faith in God and man, then II Is
said DR.. Gordon. that the years come
on with a rush.
The Washington times., 1917-03-23
SOLDIERS FAMILY RELIEF
Canadian Organization Coming to
U. s. to Aid Work.

Enlistment in a volunteer army of
the United States. if war is declared
on Germany, will be stimulated by
the organization of A relief commit
tee to provide for dependents of sol
diers If plans OF the Navy League of
the United States are carried out.
With the arrival in Washington
next week OF Sir Herbert i. Ames, a
member OF the Canadian Parliament,
and organizer of the Canadian Pa
triotic Society, plans for organizing
a similar society in this country II
war acomes will be under way. Sir
Herbert will speak at a public meet
ing in Continental Memorial Hall
under the auspices of the Navy
League. He will tell how he aided
in organizing a society in Canada that
raised S35 100000 to take care of the
families OF Canadian soldiers.
Rear Admiral Wainwright, retired,
will be chairman or the American
committee.
The Washington times., 1917-03-23
G. W. u. VAUDEVILLE SHOW
Students to Use Proceeds for Pa
trIotIc Demonstration.

An eight-act vaudeville show, under
the auspices of the University
Hatchet, the student publication of
George Washington University will
be given tonight and tomorrow
night at o'clock in the as
sembly hall OF the Columbian College.
2O23 G street northwest. Each sorority
and fraternity will put on" an act.
The. show is being given to finance
a patriotic demonstration, to be given
by the members of the university
May 30 on the White House Ellipse.
The show is under the management
OF w. S. Hance, jr., one of the editors
of the student publication, and H. H.
Dutton.
Miss Elizabeth Cullen has arranged
the scenery. Tully o. Garner is stage
manager. The electricians in charge
of the lighting effects are Messrs.
Schatz, Biggs, and Lenoyitz.